An Open Letter to Chief Election Commissioner on election duties.

Dear Sir,

I am an ordinary citizen of India giving a suggestion as per my capability for duties in polls. 

First, in every elections, I have been seeing election duties of working employees of government viz. school/college teachers, bank officials etc. In today's scenario such election duties take a toll on students(in case of teacher's election duty), citizens(in case of bank officials' duty esp., after demonetisation) and similarly in various other cases. Moreover, they are already earning and already under a huge job burden. Instead the election commission should consider retired Group A,B,C and D employees or their equivalent in PSUs/PSBs and schools/colleges for election duties. This serves a dual purpose of

1. Not putting more burden on currently employed
2. Giving a chance to retired employees to earn some extra income alongwith utilisation of their free time in service of the nation

Second, unemployed and willing people can be considered for such duties

Seeing that they get money for a duty, they will work with utmost sincerity. This will also reduce government's burden and exchequer's bill in considering unemployed and educated youth for a minimum wage. In any case, election commission does a training programme twice/thrice before elections and this will also aquaint the youth and common citizens of the electoral process besides making them a responsible citizen to take part in democracy. This will reduce burden on programs like SVEEP of ECI.

Third, the EC can consider sending those people on election duty who did not vote in previous elections. This will make them realise their duty towards the world's largest democracy and make them more sensitive and responsible towards their duties as an Indian citizen.

I hope you consider these suggestions before allotting duties this year.

Thanks

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Thanks and Regards,

Aditya Gupta.
An Engineer by Academics and a responsible citizen of India.