Free transportation facility offered to Senior citizens & PWD voters in Cachar on poll day

April 2: District Administration Cachar provided free to and fro transportation facility by arranging e-rickshaw for senior citizens over 60 years and persons with disability in all the wards of Silchar Municipality areas on 1 April, 2021 so that people belonging to these categories can cast their votes in a hassle free manner. The voters have also been felicitated for their will and determination to cast their vote.

Deputy Commissioner Cachar, Keerthi Jalli said, “We have seen that a lot of retired citizens are staying in Silchar and so we have come up with this initiative. Similar help is also being given to Senior Citizens in rural areas through BLOs and Social Welfare Department.”