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• Standalone Machine
• No radio frequency transmission or reception possible (No wireless
communication possible)
• One Time Programmable (OTP) chip – the software burnt on the chip cannot

be rewritten/modified/erased
• Dynamic Coding of Key Press

• Real Time Clock for time and date stamping key press

Manufactured by Premium PSUs like M/s Bharat Electronics Ltd and Electronics

Corporations of India Ltd, the machines consist an in-house software that is fully
vetted by the Technical Expert Committee. Moreover, 3-level Physical/Process
access control including regular frisking at important junctions, prohibition on

outside e-gadgets, CCTV coverage, Access Data and Process Data logging, alarm and
alert generations help maintain a secured manufacturing.

Furthermore, Third Party Testing by Standardization Testing & Quality Certification
(STQC) as per standards and procedures set by TEC also helps maintain the integrity

of the EVMs.

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