Correct Answer : Election Commission
The Election Commission will be hosting a virtual meet of the Asian Regional Forum in New Delhi today(11th August 2022). This Regional Forum meets on the theme of Making our Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative, is a precursor to the Global Summit for Democracy to be hosted by the National Electoral Institute of Mexico in the coming month.
The Global Summit and the Regional Forum meet aim at generating synergy amongst international organizations, and electoral bodies from the world and promote intellectual and institutional mobilization to strengthen electoral democracy in the world.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey will preside over the Asian Regional Forum meet.
It will have participation from Election Management Bodies of Mexico, Mauritius, Philippines, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Maldives, and Representatives from Association of World Election Bodies and International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
The first session is on Inclusive Elections : Enhancing Participation of
Youth,
Gender and
Citizens in
Remote Areas which will be
co-chaired by the Chief Election Commissioner from Mauritius and Nepal. The second session will be on Accessible Elections: Enhancing Participation of Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens..
Source : News on Air
