Election Commission doubles the remuneration for Booth Level Officers; Enhances remuneration for BLO Supervisors

Election Commission doubles the remuneration for Booth Level Officers; Enhances remuneration for BLO Supervisors

Pure electoral rolls are the bedrock of democracy. The electoral roll machinery, consisting of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), BLO Supervisors and Booth Level Officers (BLOs), do a lot of hard work and play a pivotal role in preparation of impartial and transparent electoral rolls. The Commission has therefore, decided to double the annual remuneration for BLOs & also enhanced the remuneration of BLO Supervisors involved in the preparation and revision of electoral rolls. The last such revision was done in 2015. Also, honorarium has been provided for EROs and AEROs for the first time.

Sr No

Designation

Existing since 2015

Revised now

1

Booth Level officer (BLO)

Rs. 6000

Rs 12000

2

Incentive to BLO for Revision of electoral roll

Rs 1000

Rs 2000

3

BLO Supervisor

Rs 12000

Rs 18000

4

AERO

Nil

Rs 25000

5

ERO

Nil

Rs 30000

Besides, this, the Commission had also approved a special incentive of Rs 6,000/- for BLOs for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) starting from Bihar.

This decision reflects the Election Commission’s commitment to adequately compensate election personnel who work tirelessly at the field level to maintain accurate electoral rolls, assist voters, and strengthen the electoral process.