SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, April 2: IIT Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad Voter Awareness Forum (VAF)) organized a host of programmes including street corner play, usage of voter helpline app and Voter Registration Form 6 for awareness of voters at the Penman Auditorium of the institute.
Dhanbad Municipal Commissioner Raviraj Sharma was the chief guest of the programme. SDM Uday Rajak, IIT ISM director Prof JK Pattanayak, registrar Prabodh Pandey also graced the programme.
Prof Rajni Singh, Dean (Corporate Communications) delivered a welcome address and apprised the gathering comprising Deans, HoDs, faculty members, officers, staff and students of the institute about the significance of exercising the franchise for strengthening democracy.
Prof JK Pattanayak while addressing appealed to cast their votes and encourage their eligible family members to participate in the election process.
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Prof Sanjoy Modal, Associate Dean (Student Activities) gave details of the awareness being carried out by the institute inside as well as outside the institute for the common people in association with district administration.
He informed that street corner plays are being staged across the campus, including the residential areas and academic centres for awareness.
The institute has also put selfie cut-outs, banners and posters, across the campus bearing the different slogans aimed at apprising people about the significance of participating in the electoral process and motivating them to exercise their franchise.
On the occasion, a pledge-taking ceremony was also organized in which the participants under the leadership of Raviraj Sharma took oath to cast their votes in the upcoming Lok Sabha Election.
The Dhanbad Municipal Commissioner while giving details about the Voters Helpline App and Form 6 said that if anyone has been working here for more than six months and his name has not been included in the voter list then he can include his name by filling up Voter Registration Form 6 or Online by using the Voter Helpline App.
