G.O. (Ms) No.103, Ex-gratia Compensation for Local Body Election Polling Personnel, 2024
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1(1)) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.103, dated 18 June 2024, revising ex-gratia compensation for polling personnel who die or are injured while performing local body election duties. It applies to the Ordinary Elections to Local Bodies, 2024, future ordinary elections and casual elections, and replaces the earlier compensation slabs with higher amounts.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms) No.103 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1(1)) Department, dated 18 June 2024, approves revised ex-gratia compensation for polling personnel who die, become permanently disabled or suffer minor injuries while on local body election duty.
The revised compensation applies during the Ordinary Elections to Local Bodies, 2024, future Ordinary Elections to Local Bodies and Casual Elections to Local Bodies. The payment may be made to the affected polling official or, in the event of death, to the official's next of kin or legal heirs.
Compensation amounts
G.O. (Ms) No.103 provides the following minimum payments:
- Rs.15 lakhs to the next of kin when an official dies while on election duty.
- Rs.30 lakhs when the death is caused by violent acts of extremist or unsocial elements, including road mines, bomb blasts or armed attacks.
- Rs.7.5 lakhs for permanent disability, including loss of a limb or eyesight.
- Double the permanent disability amount when the mishap is caused by extremist or unsocial elements.
- Rs.40,000 for a minor injury.
These amounts revise the lower compensation slabs previously approved for local body election polling personnel.
Period treated as election duty
G.O. (Ms) No.103 treats a polling official as being on election duty from the time the person leaves their residence or office to report for election-related work, including training, until the person returns to their residence or office after completing that work.
A death or injury during that period is covered only when there is a connection between the mishap and the election duty. The coverage is therefore not limited to events occurring inside a polling station.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms) No.103 directly affects polling personnel assigned to local body elections and their legal heirs or next of kin. District Collectors, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, treasury authorities and rural development officials are among the authorities responsible for administration and payment.
The expenditure is booked under the government account for conducting elections to Panchayats and local bodies. The document concerns election-duty compensation and does not create or change any land ownership, registration, planning or property rights.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.103 affect my land or property rights?
No. The document deals with ex-gratia compensation for polling personnel who die or are injured during local body election duty. It does not contain provisions concerning land ownership, registration or property rights.
Is travel to election training covered as election duty?
Yes. A person is treated as being on election duty from leaving their residence or office for election-related work, including training, until returning after completing that duty, provided the mishap is connected with the election duty.
How much is payable if a polling official dies on local body election duty?
The minimum payment to the official's next of kin is Rs.15 lakhs. It is Rs.30 lakhs if the death is caused by violent acts of extremist or unsocial elements, such as road mines, bomb blasts or armed attacks.
What compensation is available for an injury or permanent disability?
The payment is Rs.7.5 lakhs for permanent disability and double that amount when caused by extremist or unsocial elements. The payment for a minor injury is Rs.40,000.
