Election Commission has decided to set up a screening committee headed by Chief Secretary in all poll bound states to examine proposals related to Model Code of Conduct. The committee will examine each proposal before sending it to the Commission through the state Chief Electoral Officer(CEO) along with full details. <br/><br/>The CEO will only forward proposals to the ECI which are cleared by the Committee. The Commission has also advised all state departments not to forward any reference directly to it. The decision has been taken for timely disposal of clearances sought under MCC.