Cabinet approves purchase of new EVMs worth ₹1,000 cr
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and Assembly polls, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved Election Commission's proposal to purchase new electronic voting machines worth over ₹1,000 crore. The purchase of new machines from Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) will allow the phasing out of old machines procured during 2000-2005.