ECI brings out rate card for election expenditure of parties
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- Saturday, 03 November 2012 16:49
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Gujarat Global News Network, Gandhinagar
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is on an overdrive to check the expenditure made by the candidates in upcoming state assembly elections in Gujarat. In its latest move, the ECI has come out with a rate card of food items like tea, puri, roti, rice, dal, papad. The cost of all such items served during poll-related events shall be added to the poll expenditure of the candidate.
ECI has also fixed rates of furniture, sound-system, printing material, and paid advertisements among other paraphernalia used during campaigning. When seeking permission for public gatherings and rallies, political parties and their candidates will have to submit Annexure-16. In the annexure details of such items used along with their cost will have to be mentioned. The copy of this annexure will be available with commission-appointed videography team, which will crosscheck every detail at the venue of the meetings and also will record the.
As per the ECI fixed rates, A plate of puris, two vegetable curries, rice and dal, papad and salad will cost Rs32.50 to the political party (or candidate). Each cup of tea and coffee will cost Rs5 and Rs6 to the candidate.
The ECI has fixed rates for the sound system as well. Extras paid for power generators, fans, water-coolers, television sets, projectors, floodlights, halogen lights and even wires used for poll-related activities will also be accounted for.
These regulations were finalised by the election commission after consultations with recognised political parties. The quotations earmarked are in line with prevailing market rates of each of the logistics.
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