Remuneration rates of Employees in Election Duty ie 2014

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA EPABX 011-23717391-98 Fax 011-23713412/23739944 Wetsite www.cci.nic.in Nirvacthan Sadan, Ashcka Road, New Delhi-000 No. 464/INST-PAY/2014-EPS 

Dated: 28h February 2014

 To

 The Chief Electoral Officers of all States and Union Territories. Subject Fixing uniform rate of remuneration to the oficers/officials deployed on election duty Regarding. 

Sir/Madam, 

      In supersession of the Commission's letter No. 464/INST/2009/EPS, dated 9h January, 2009, and in order to bring uniformity in payment of remuneration to polling/counting personnel, the Commission has recommended the following rates of remuneration to be paid to the officers/oñicials deployed on election duty:-

 

Income Tax Inspector The abovementioned rates are equally applicable to police personnel actually deployed on polling booths/counting centers. 

2. The above rates are payable to the staff for attending training classes, collecting polling materials, etc. and also for attending duty on the polling dayfcounting day

 3. The Commission has also directed that staff deployed at all polling stations/counting centers may be provided with packed lunch and or light refreshment at the rate of Rs. 150- per head per day. In case of difficulty in providing packed lunch, a cash payment @ Rs. 150/- per head may be made.

 4. The above rates as recommended by the Commission are minimum rates. The States/Union Terriories, which are paying more than the minimum rates recommended by the Commission, may continue to pay at the higher rates. These rates will come into force prospectively and wil have no retrospective effect.