EC Doubles BLO Pay, Adds Incentives Amid Electoral Roll Concerns

The Election Commission of India (ECI), which runs elections, is giving more money to people who work on the ground.

These are the people who work at the 'booths' (where people vote) and those who supervise them.

They'll get more money each year.

Also, they will get extra money when they work on special tasks like checking voter lists.

This is happening while there's some disagreement about how the voter lists are being updated in one of the states that has elections coming up.

The ECI also wants the state government to create its own separate election department so it can have more power and independence to run things.