Appointment of Fifteen former bureaucrats as EC’s special observers

Appointment of Fifteen former bureaucrats as EC's special observers

Question : How much former bureaucrats with experience in the electoral process have recently been appointed as special observers for the assembly polls in five states ?
a. Fifteen
b. Fourteen
c. Thirteen
d. Twelve
Ans. a.
Related facts —

  • Fifteen former bureaucrats with experience in the electoral process have recently(January 2022) been appointed as special observers for the assembly polls in five states.
  • These bureaucrats will be supervising and monitoring the work being done by the electoral machinery in their assigned states and ensure that stringent and effective action is taken based on intelligence inputs and complaints.
  • They will work as special general, police and expenditure observers in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

By – Pankaj Pandey

Link:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/assembly-polls-fifteen-former-bureaucrats-appointed-ecs-special-observers/articleshow/89281121.cms