Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will henceforth generate paper trail of the ballot cast through it. The Chairman and Managing Director Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Anil Kumar has said in New Delhi that the mechanism will make the election process safer and tamper-proof.

Mr Kumar elaboreted that the software in the EVM will be modified and a printer will be attached to it. When a person will cast a vote, the serial number and some data will be generated in the form of a printout.

It is to ensure that there is no malpractice in the voting system. He said the printouts will be used later to cross check the voting data stored in the EVMs.

Mr Kumar said the proposal is still at the trial stage and next round of tests will take place in the coming months.BEL makes EVM for Election Commission.