Garo Hills District Council Election 2004

Instruction & Honorarium for Polling Personnel

The order for appointment given to the Polling Personnel initially is preliminary order which does not indicate the GHADC Constituency/ Polling Station where the polling personnel will be deputed for election duty.

On the 9^th of February, 2004, the final order shall be issued to the polling personnel indicating the polling station and the constituency and the date, time and venue for collection of materials.

The final appointment order also includes the maximum admissible honorarium that can be drawn by a polling personnel. It is calculated on the following basis:

A fixed basic honorarium is paid as per the following scale :

Rs. 300 for Presiding Officers.
Rs. 250 for 1^st Polling Officers.
Rs. 200 for 2^nd & 3^rd Polling Officers.

A kilometer allowance of the distance traveled from Tura HQ to the concerned polling station.

Rs. 1.50 per Km for Presiding Officers
Rs. 1.00 per Km for 1^st Polling Officers.
Rs. .05 per Km for 2^nd & 3^rd Polling Officers.

A Walking allowance if the polling station is not accessible by vehicle is paid Rs. 10/- per kilometer to all category of polling personnel.

A training allowance for attending the two training session on the 30^th of January and the 9^th of February, 2004 at the District Auditorium, Tura is payable at the following scale.

Rs. 150 for Presiding Officers.
Rs. 100 for 1^st Polling Officers.
Rs. 50 for 2^nd & 3^rd Polling Officers.

A fixed basic honorarium is paid for Reserve polling Personnel.

Rs. 150 for Presiding Officers.
Rs. 100 for 1^st Polling Officers.
Rs. 50 for 2^nd & 3^rd Polling Officers.

The final order should be collected by submitting the preliminary order to the issue table of the concerned constituency at the District Auditorium on the 9^th February, 2004 i.e. on the final training day.

Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer,
West Garo Hills, Tura