Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The Election Commission of India (EC) has enhanced the remuneration for presiding and polling officers, counting personnel, micro-observers, and other officials.

Announcing this, Punjab chief electoral officer Sibin C said that the EC has also enhanced the honorarium for deputy district electoral officers (DEOs), central armed police forces (CAPF) personnel and sector officers.

He said the conduct of elections involves diverse activities carried out by an election machinery consisting of officials and staff requisitioned from various departments of the central and state governments, public sector undertakings, local authorities, etc.

"During the election period, the entire machinery, deployed on the ground, perfor...