EC introduces voter ID card with novel safety features
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EC introduces voter ID card with novel safety features

The EC has decided to revamp the voter identity cards across the country to bring in uniformity. 

EC introduces voter ID card with novel safety features

 Election Commission of India has introduced colourful and more authentic-looking Elector Photo Identity Cards known as EPIC.

The new voter ID card will not only have coloured photo of the voter but will also have many other new features which will lend a unique touch to it. Besides, it will have safety features. 

The EC has decided to revamp the voter identity cards across the country to bring in uniformity. 

The EPIC will be multi-layered and would be made from plastic. It will also have the hologram of the EC embossed on it and will be having a distinct bar code for each Elector Photo Identity Card. 

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The Election Commission also plans to further link the bar-coded voter ID card with the list having the relevant details of the voters like their names, addresses, date of birth etc. These details of the voters could then be retrieved for future purpose using bar code readers, which is used in shopping malls to list the price of items at the billing counter

The new ID card is priced at Rs. 30. However, the EC is trying to make it cheaper.