Union Budget: Nearly Rs 1,900 cr allocated for buying EVMs

February 01, 2023 15:59

Nearly Rs 1,900 crore has been allocated in the Union Budget to the Union Law Ministry to buy electronic voting machines ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

According to the budget document, Rs 1,891.78 crore has been allocated for purchase of EVMs by the poll panel.

"The provision is meant for providing funds to the Election Commission for procurement of ballot units, control units and voter verifiable paper audit trial units (papertrail machines) and ancillary expenditure on EVMs and destruction of obsolete EVMs," it said. One control unit and at least one ballot unit makes for an EVM.

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