 New
Delhi: Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL),
the pioneer of indigenous electronics revolution in India
today, has announced the bagging of a order from the Election
Commission of India for supplying 1.45 lakh electronic
voting machines (EVMs). The EVMs are to be supplied to
the commission by December 2003 and the total value of
the order is Rs 150 crore.
Says
ECIL technical director Wing Commander (retired) K S
Chandrasekhar: The EVM concept that evolved at ECIL
has been playing an important role in fair conduct of
election across the country. The success of these machines
is evident from the large-scale deployment and continuous
use of these EVMs in the Lok Sabha polls. Incidentally,
India is the only country that has designed and used
EVM in conducting elections and several countries across
the world have shown interest in procuring the EVMs
from us."
With
this order, the total number of EVMs supplied to the
commission since 1989 will touch 4.5 lakh.
ECIL,
a pioneer of indigenous electronic revolution in India,
under the department of atomic energy, was established
in 1967. ECIL, with a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore, is
renowned for its technological innovations with a strong
R&D focus on major systems design and integration
house, executing various turn key projects of national
importance.
A
workforce of over 5,000 is instrumental in ECIL products
and services catering to the requirements of defense,
atomic energy, and telecom industries. With unique initiatives
and dynamic leadership, ECIL is contributing to the
national infrastructure building and consolidating its
position as a national asset.
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