ELECTORAL PHOTO IDENTITY CARDS IN KARNATAKA
LOK SABHA
According to the Election
Commission, after the revision of rolls with reference to January
1, 2002 as the qualifying date, there are approximately 1.36 crore
residual electors in the State of Karnataka who are to be issued
Electors’ Photo Identity Cards (EPIC).
The Election Commission
has informed that it has been making efforts for providing Electors’
Photo Identity Cards to all electors in the State of Karnataka.
The Commission has asked for further Action Plan for preparation
and issue of Electors’ Photo Identity Cards from the Chief Electoral
Officer of Karnataka and to increase the coverage of such cards
to at least 85 per cent to 90 per cent by the end of the year
2002. The programme has already been resumed in Bangalore City
and 19 districts of the State. The Chief Electoral Officer has
adopted usual publicity measures and produced a short film on
EPIC to be shown on television for increasing public awareness.
The Election Commission
has further informed that with the current efforts, substantial
progress could be achieved by the end of the year 2002.
This information
was given by the Union Minister of Law and Justice Shri K. Jana
Krishnamurthi in a written reply to a question from Shri Iqbal
Ahmed Saradgi in the Lok Sabha today.
