Education Department Mungeli achieved the Golden Book of World Records on Wednesday after 1,06,844 people filled pledge letters for voting in Mungeli district. The Golden Book of World Records recognised a record of 1,06,844 pledge letters signed and submitted, an innovative effort of the Education Department to ensure 100% voting in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The district-level pledge letter signature campaign was held at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Mungeli town on Wednesday. State Head of the Golden Book of World Records Sonal Sharma presented a certificate for this achievement to Collector and District Election Officer Rahul Dev in the presence of more than 4,000 teachers. She informed that the Golden Book of World Records is a prestigious international record book.

 

The purpose of this record book is to provide a platform for those who have hidden talents, want to stand out from others, and wish to get their names recorded in the golden pages of history by making unique efforts. The innovative initiative taken by the education department under the guidance of the Mungeli Collector to make voters aware is commendable. She congratulated the district administration and the entire team. The Collector and District Election Officer administered an oath to the teachers present to vote independently and impartially in the Lok Sabha elections on May 7 without any inducement. Addressing the programme, he stated that today is a historic and glorious day for the citizens and voters of Mungeli district. This pledge letter signature campaign for voter awareness will always remain etched in the minds of people. He stated that the purpose of the voter awareness campaign is not just to achieve 100 percent voter turnout but to strengthen the faith of the common people in democracy. There will be positive results from this campaign. He appealed to all the teachers in the education department to ensure that no voter would remain deprived of his or her voting rights.

 

Considering the heat waves, efforts are also being made to provide shade, drinking water, and waiting room facilities at the polling stations for the convenience of voters. Separate queues will also be arranged for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and pregnant women. He congratulated and extended his best wishes to all the officials and employees for the successful organisation of the campaign. Senior Superintendent of Police Mungeli Girija Shankar Jaiswal, Nodal Officer of the SVEEP and Chief Executive Officer of Jila Panchayat Mungeli Prabhakar Pandey and others also addressed the programme. It may be mentioned that under the pledge letter signature campaign, students studying from 5th to 12th grade in the district’s schools were encouraged to have their parents and all family members take a pledge to exercise their voting rights independently and impartially on May 7 without any fear or inducement, to strengthen democracy and make the future bright.