The Election Commission of India can now buy new Electronic Voting Machines EVMs from Bharat Electronics Ltd. and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. The Union Cabinet approved this proposal during a meeting on Wednesday. It also approved a proposal to upgrade M2-M3 VVPATs (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail). "Around Rs 1,335 crore will be spent on purchasing EVMs and upgrading VVPATs," sources told CNBCTV-18 Awaaz.

This comes ahead of announcement of poll schedules in three of the nine states going to polls this year.

First Published:Jan 18, 2023 1:13 PM IST