VIJAYAWADA: With the State Election Commission set to conduct MPTC/ZPTC elections on April 8, the state government authorised district collectors to state a regional vacation on polling day for all federal government offices, local bodies and other government organizations located in areas of polling.The district collectors were asked to declare vacation on April 7 and 8 for all public buildings, educational institutional structures and other buildings that are to be used for performing polls.

April 8 will be declared holiday for public and private undertakings and firms to facilitate their workers to exercise their franchise.

It authorised district collectors to declare holiday on April 8 in locations alerted for ballot under Flexible Instruments Act, 1881 and likewise authorised them to state paid vacation to the workers and employees working in shops and facilities located in polling locations under AP Shops and Establishments Act, 1988.

All liquor shops within ballot locations will stay closed during the period of two days prior to the hour repaired for conclusion of polling.

The state federal government likewise released an order specifying that no government employee will canvass or otherwise interfere or use his impact in an election to Parliament, or any house of state legislature or any regional authority or body.

The order said that it is the task of federal government servants to be scrupulously impartial in the discharge of their responsibilities in connection with elections.