Managing election with MS project as a tool Chakraborty M. Senior Technical Director, National Informatics Centre Training Unit, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand Online published on 10 June, 2013. Abstract India is a largest democratic country in the world. The smooth functioning of a Democratic State requires strong Democratic Institutions in the country. Elections are backbone of a Democratic State. In a democratic country the people elect their representatives and leaders by elections. In India elections are held from Nyaya Panchayat in a village to Zilla Parishad in a District, to Legislature of a State and to the Parliament of the Nation. The strong Democratic Institutions in the country require free and fair polls. Free and fair polls are the prime responsibility of the Government, so that a common man can cast his vote without any fear. Election is the most important activity in which the entire Government machinery is involved in conducting free and fair polls. The Government delegates this responsibility to the District Administration. The District Administration is the responsive nodal agency between the common man and the Government. The entire election process proceeds in a step by step and time bound manner and all the steps involve a lot of paper work in the present set-up, which burdens the clerical staff a great deal. Top Keywords Project Management, Work Break Down Structure, Resources, Resources Allocation, Resource Leveling, Predecessor, Successor, Gantt Chart, Network Diagram, Critical Path, PERT Chart, Nomination, Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), Polling Station, Polling Booths, Election Commission, Ballot, Schedule Project, Over Allocated Resources, Task Scheduling, Milestones, Planning, Working Time, Nomination, Counting, Scrutiny, District Election Office (DEO), National Informatics Centre (NIC). Top |