Lucknow, Nov 11: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday distributed appointment letters to 1,146 newly selected Junior Assistants in the Revenue Department at a programme held at Jupiter Hall of the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.

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The 1,146 candidates were selected through the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) in what the Chief Minister described as a fair and transparent recruitment process. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and Minister of State for Revenue Surendra Diler also attended the programme.

1,146Junior Assistant appointment letters distributed
Rs 215 croreassistance released to farmer families
4,300beneficiary families under the accident welfare scheme
10,836total Revenue Department appointments so far

On the same occasion, the government transferred financial assistance of Rs 215 crore to 4,300 beneficiary families under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana, the scheme that supports farming families after accidental deaths or disabilities involving farmers. The assistance is transferred directly to beneficiaries' bank accounts, and cheques of Rs 5 lakh each were handed to women beneficiaries from different districts at the event, including Poonam of Rae Bareli, reports said.

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The Chief Minister said the Revenue Department has completed 10,836 appointments so far, and announced that the recruitment process for 7,994 Lekhpals — the frontline land-record officials in villages — is set to be completed very soon, which would take the department's recruitment tally past 19,000.

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Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister also backed the bursting of firecrackers during Diwali and criticised opponents over the pollution debate, according to reports of his remarks at the same programme. The Revenue Department manages land records and revenue collection across Uttar Pradesh's 75 districts, and officials said filling long-vacant posts is aimed at clearing backlogs in land and certificate work at the grassroots.