1. A one-day Workshop for Media Nodal Officers (MNOs) Social Media Nodal Officers (SMNOs), of CEO offices of 36 States/UTs will take place on September 12, 2025 in New Delhi. Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar will inaugurate the workshop in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi.
2. The Workshop aims to emphasize that elections in India are held as per the Constitution and underline the importance of communicating the legal, factual and rule-based information in a timely and in a coordinated manner.
3. In light of the recent surge in misinformation that seeks to mislead the public with regard to electoral processes, the Workshop also aims to strengthen the communication ecosystem of the offices of the CEOs in States/UTs in countering misleading information with fact-based responses.
4. The Workshop will reinforce learning from the two orientation programmes held previously at IIIDEM on April 9, 2025 and June 5, 2025 in New Delhi and chart out forward-looking strategies to ensure that the electors and other stakeholders get timely, verified and authentic information and are not misled by false information.

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