<span style="color: #222222;">The Election Commission held a meeting of central observers in New Delhi on Thursday as part of preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The meeting was held to brief them about their roles and responsibilities during election duty. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This is the first such meeting since election dates were declared earlier this month. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The observers are drawn from various central services, such as the Indian Revenue Service, the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They are considered to be on EC duty till the elections process ends.</span><br />''