US EditionElection Commission Doubles Remuneration for Booth-Level Officers
INDIA, AUG 2 – The Election Commission increased BLO pay to Rs 12,000 annually and raised supervisor honorariums by 50% to boost voter list accuracy, with special incentives for revision work.
- On Saturday, the Election Commission doubled booth-level officers' pay to Rs 12,000 annually.
- Under longstanding norms, BLOs were getting Rs 6,000 per annum since 2015, despite their pivotal electoral roll role, EC approved doubling to Rs 12,000.
- An incentive of Rs 6,000 for SIR in Bihar was approved, and remuneration for BLO supervisors increased to Rs 18,000 per year.
- Under new EC norms, EROs and AEROs will receive Rs 30,000 and Rs 25,000 per annum, and booths will hold a maximum of 1,200 voters each.
- Ahead of the September 9, 2025 Vice President election, the EC approved doubling BLO pay to Rs 12,000 during the ongoing SIR in Bihar.
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Election commission doubles annual pay for booth level officers
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday said it has doubled the annual remuneration of its booth-level officers (BLOs), the grassroots-level functionaries who help it prepare electoral rolls. Since 2015, the BLOs, who help the EC prepare and update the voters’ list at the booth level, were getting Rs 6,000 per annum for their work. The amount now stands at Rs 12,000 annually. The BLOs are mostly teachers or other state government emp…
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The BLOs are mostly teachers or other state government employees who take care of addition or deletion of voters in their particular booth.
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