Election Commission ties up with Banks to spread awareness about Voting

 The Election Commission has partnered with two prominent organizations, the Indian Banks Association (IBA) and the Department of Posts (DOP), in order to promote voter awareness and boost voter turnout in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday in the presence of Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar and Election Commissioner Arun Goyal. Department of Posts Secretary Vineet Pandey, IBA Chief Executive Sunil Mehta, and other officials were also present at the event.

The Election Commission has expressed concern about the lack of interest shown by the urban population and the youth in general, as many registered voters did not exercise their right to vote in the previous elections. In the last parliamentary elections, more than 30 crore out of 91 crore voters abstained from voting.

The Commission aims to address this issue by continuing its efforts to raise awareness about elections throughout the country. In addition to the collaboration with IBA and DOP, the Election Commission has also recently joined forces with the Ministry of Education to formally incorporate electoral literacy into the educational curriculum of schools and colleges