EC Makes Small Changes to Prevent VVPAT Failures
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NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2018-20 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 13, ISSUE 224 | Monday, 13 August 2018 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS DELHI GOVT STEPS SITUATION IN KHAN’S PARTY BORED OF PLAYING IN TO PREVENT FLOOD-AFFECTED BAGS 33 SEATS; PTI NEGATIVE UNTOWARD INCIDENT KERALA ‘VERY NA TALLY STANDS CHARACTERS: IN SCHOOLS PG3 SERIOUS’ PG7 AT 158 PG12 JIM SARBH PG16 TWEAKING THE MACHINE AADHAAR DARE EFFECT UIDAI plans public outreach on dos EC makes small changes to and don'ts of sharing ID number MPOST BUREAU prevent VVPAT failures NEW DELHI: After TRAI chief’s Aadhaar dare ignited a MPOST BUREAU debate on public display of the 12-digit number, the UIDAI NEW DELHI: A little hood on top is planning a user outreach to of the contrast sensor and paper roll sensitise people about the dos that does not soak humidity are some and don’ts of sharing their bio- of the ingenious measures adopted to metric identifier. prevent failure of paper trail machines The Unique Identification in extreme conditions, Chief Election Authority of India (UIDAI) Commissioner O P Rawat has said. intends to equate the Aad- Representational Image After a large-scale failure of the haar number with other per- VVPAT machines in the recent bypolls sonal information (such freely in the backdrop of UID- ers like biometrics and OTP to four Lok Sabha seats, including Kai- as PAN, bank account and AI’s recent advisory to people (one-time password) authenti- rana and Bhandara Gondiya, and ten credit card number) to cau- not to put their 12-digit num- cation, making it more secure assembly seats, the Election Commis- tion users against placing their ber on the public display. than other identity documents. sion’s technical expert committee car- personal details in the public The UIDAI has sought to The nodal body will also ried out ‘root cause analysis’. domain, particularly on digi- draw a parallel between Aad- tackle other queries includ- The committee, Rawat said, found Representational Image tal platforms like Twitter and haar and other personal infor- ing whether a bank account that direct light falling on the contrast Facebook. mation like PAN (Permanent can be opened or money with- sensor of the paper trail machine led the CEC said. Rawat said there had been delays in “It is necessary to inform Account Number) and bank drawn fraudulently by merely to the malfunction. Highlights Voter-verifiable paper audit trail the delivery of paper trail machines people that they should use account number to tell people knowing someone’s Aadhaar He said the committee also found » Direct light falling on the (VVPAT) or paper trail machine is a as the Technical Experts Committee Aadhaar freely, without fear, that personal details should not number. that a particular type of paper roll contrast sensor of the paper trail device which dispenses a slip with the appointed by it analyses the technol- and a detailed FAQ (frequently be placed in the public domain UIDAI has also outlined soaked humidity, resulting in the fail- symbol of the party for which a person ogy stabilisation issues in the initial asked questions) will be issued to avoid “unwarranted invasion the responsibilities of banks ure of the paper to move correctly on machine leads to malfunction has voted for. batches and incorporates essential in this regard,” Ajay Bhushan attempt” on privacy. and other user organisations the spool of the VVPAT machine while » After a large-scale failure The slip appears on a small window design improvements. Pandey, CEO of UIDAI said. At the same time, UIDAI in carrying out the required printing the results. of the VVPAT machines in the for seven seconds and then drops in a “This ensures we don’t face the The FAQ will address nearly has said that Aadhaar should checks and due diligence in this “We made simple changes ... a recent bypolls to four Lok Sabha box. But the voter cannot take it home. problems later,” he said. While all half a dozen queries related to be given freely for proving one’s regard. small hood was installed on the con- The VVPAT is used in all polling sta- required EVMs – 13.95 lakh ballot the issue that sparked a furious identity and for transaction The public outreach plan trast sensor so that even if it is placed seats, including Kairana and tions. But as of now, results of EVMs units and 9.3 lakh control units – will debate over the past fortnight purpose, just like one provides comes just days after Sharma under direct light, it will not malfunc- Bhandara Gondiya and VVPATs are matched in one poll- be delivered by September 30, 16.15 ever since TRAI Chairman R bank account or other details had a stand-off with crit- tion ... The electronic voting machine ing station per constituency. lakh VVPATs will also be delivered S Sharma tweeted his Aadhaar for a specific use. ics of Aadhaar when he (EVM) is an electronic device which ity, the ECIL – which manufactures the There have been demands to well before the end of November, he number and dared netizens to UIDAI’s proposed FAQs disclosed his unique ID num- does not have issues with heat and machines – suggested that EC should increase the number of polling sta- added. show how mere knowledge argue that mere knowledge ber on microblogging site Twit- humidity, but the paper trail machine procure paper which does not soak tions where EVM and VVPAT results Over 11 per cent of the 10,300 of the ID can cause him ‘real of Aadhaar cannot harm an ter and asked people to show has electro-mechanical parts which moisture. are matched to dispel fears about elec- VVPAT machines across ten states h a r m’. individual or be misused for how mere knowledge of the affect its function,” he explained. “We have now procured humid- tronic voting machines being ‘hacked’ had developed glitches and had to be The queries includeimpersonation, as it is fortified number could be used to harm He said for areas with high humid- ity-resistant paper for humid areas,” to favour a particular political party. replaced during the May 28 bypolls. whether Aadhaar can be used with additional security lay- him. Doing everything to SEEKS PARTY’s OPINION I-Day: Try avoid these roads Law that proposes keep boxing in Olympics Sensing ‘advantage’, KCR OUR CORRESPONDENT death for child AIBA PRESIDENT GAFUR RAHIMOV NEW DELHI: Traffic restric- rapists gets Prez nod tions will be in place for the mulls early T’gana polls Independence Day function In today’s at the Red Fort and on its full SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE dress rehearsal on Monday paper while the DMRC has said park- NEW DELHI: Telangana chief ing facilities will not be avail- ... minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has able at its stations. need to avoid Tilak Marg, bridge and Wazirabad bridge sought the opinion of his party’s Half-a-dozen roads will Mathura Road, Bahadur Shah will be prohibited from mid- CITY MLAs and MPs on an early dissolu- remain closed while traffic will Zafar Marg, Subhash Marg, night of August 14 to 11 am MPOST BUREAU tion of the state Assembly and fresh be diverted on some streets on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg and on August 15. Inter-state buses GIRL FALLS TO DEATH IN SEWER 4 election in the state, along with Raj- these days, police said. Ring Road between Nizamud- will not be allowed between NEW DELHI: President Ram NATION asthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chat- Parking facilities will not be din Bridge and ISBT bridge. Maharana Pratap ISBT, and Nath Kovind has given assent to tisgarh later this year. available at the Delhi Metro sta- North-South traffic will Sarai Kale Khan ISBT from 4 the Criminal Law (Amendment) ADDRESS MANPOWER SHORTAGE AT AIIMS 6 A party source told Millennium tions from 6 am on August 14 follow alternative routes from am to 11 am, the police said. Act, 2018, that provides for strin- Post that, “The final decision would till 2 pm on August 15. Aurobindo Marg, Connaught Local city buses, includ- gent punishment, including the EDIT be taken in a week.” Meanwhile, Six roads – Netaji Sub- Place-Minto Road, Ring Road- ing of DTC, will not move on death penalty for those convicted THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL 8 the TRS leadership views this as hash Marg, Lothian Road, S ISBT and Nizamuddin bridge. Ring Road from 4 am to 11 am of raping girls below the age of an opportune moment to cash in P Mukherjee Marg, Chandni In the East-West corridor, on August 15, between Hanu- 12 years. INTERNATIONAL on the lack of preparedness of the transform the eco-system for agri- Chowk Road, Nishad Raj Marg the vehicular traffic will fol- man Setu and Bhairon Road The amendment replaces the Congress and its seeming discon- culture, with irrigation schemes, and Esplanade Road – and its low alternative routes of DND- T-point and take alternative criminal law amendment ordi- BLAST IN NORTHERN SYRIA KILLS 18 12 nect with Opposition parties, ahead drinking water schemes, distribu- Link Road will be closed for NH24-Vikas Marg, Vikas routes available. nance promulgated on April 21 BUSINESS of the general election. “Congress is tion of sheep, loan waiver and the general public from 5 am to 9 Marg- DDU Marg, and Boule- Buses ordinarily terminat- after the rape and murder of a our main opposition. Even during pioneering Rythu Bandhu, where am on both the days, the police vard Road-Barfkhana.