The Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Limited M V Goutama has ruled out hacking of EVMs and VVPATs supplied by it during the recent Lok Sabha election. <br />''<br />''The CMD of the public sector Research and Development centre said in Bengaluru today that none of the EVMs and VVPATs had a mismatch after the slips were counted.<br />''<br />'' BEL supplied 74 percent of EVMs and VVPAT for the recent election. Mr Goutama told the media that all Mark I machines were replaced with Mark II and the centre has developed the robust Mark III machines with improved security features.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Speaking about National Common Mobility Card becoming a reality within a year, Goutama said citizens can use common card in all the metro stations across the country.<br />''<br />'' The indigenous smart card, he added, will make VISA and Master Card redundant and offer digital transactions at nominal processing fees. Gradually this card can be used for all digital transactions.</span><br />
News On AIR | June 1, 2019 8:58 PM
BEL CMD rules out hacking of EVMs and VVPATs