Pune: All offline applications received under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls up to Oct 13 would have to be digitised by Oct 19 and the digital conversion time would be 24 hours for forms received between Oct 14 and 26.Senior election officials told district poll officials to follow these timelines in a meeting on Friday. In a letter issued on Oct 14, the office of the chief electoral officer, Maharashtra, directed district election authorities to arrange for additional manpower wherever necessary to meet the deadlines.“District election officials said they were receiving many applications offline. The digitisation process within this tight timeline is important,” said officials.District election officers have been told to assess staffing requirements based on the number of applications received, the expected inflow and the manpower available. Additional staff would remain in place from mid-Oct to Nov 14. The expenditure should be within the prescribed limits.
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