AGARTALA, Jan 24 (TIWN): Along with the nation, Election Commission Department of the State is expected to celebrate National Voters' Day (NVD) across State on Monday.

According to the official information, the day will be celebrated in all the centres, Blocks, Sub-divisions, and Districts.

The day is being observed aiming to encourage the youths of the nation to take part in the political process.

However, the 'National Voters' Day' is decided to celebrate on January 25, every year.

The celebration has started from the year 2011.

A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved a Law Ministry proposal to this effect, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters.

The initiatives has been taken observing less interest among the new voters who have attained the age of 18 years in getting enrolled in the electoral rolls she said the level of their enrolment was as low as 20 to 25 per cent in certain cases.

The National Voters' Day is also utilised to spread awareness among voters regarding effective participation in the electoral process," the statement added.

The Election Commission of India was established on January 25, 1950. Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes to Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, state legislatures and the offices of the President and Vice President in India.