A large-scale recruitment for the position of Lekhpal is set to take place in Uttar Pradesh. In this recruitment drive, candidates with disabilities such as having one arm or one leg affected and those with dwarfism will receive reservation benefits. According to reports, the Revenue Council has submitted a proposal to the government for the recruitment of approximately 5,300 vacant Lekhpal positions. If the government approves the proposal, it will be forwarded to the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC). Earlier, the Revenue Council had sent a proposal to UPSSSC for the recruitment of 4,700 vacant Lekhpal positions. In that proposal, only four categories of disabled individuals were included: those with hearing impairment, individuals treated for leprosy, acid attack survivors, and those with multiple disabilities. The status of other categories was not clarified.
UPSSSC had identified flaws in the recruitment proposal from the Revenue Council and had returned it. The commission had asked for clarification on the categories of disabled individuals eligible for the reservation. The Revenue Council then sought advice from the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, which clarified that there is a provision of four percent reservation for them in recruitment.
To become a Lekhpal in Uttar Pradesh, candidates must have completed their 12th grade and passed the UPSSSC PET (Preliminary Eligibility Test). Based on the PET score, candidates are shortlisted for the main exam. The age limit for the Lekhpal position is 18 to 40 years, with OBC candidates receiving a three-year relaxation and SC/ST candidates getting a five-year relaxation.
As per the 7th Pay Commission, a starting UP Lekhpal who falls in 1S level will get a gross salary ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 35,000 per month. This includes basic pay in the Rs 15,000-Rs 60,000 scale, grade pay, DA and other allowances. It may increase further with promotion to the next levels in their salary structure.
Lekhpal can be viewed as a village accountant officer in revenue administration, but at the village level. His work profile involves a lot of duties where he has to report to the Revenue Inspector.
Lekhpal is responsible for the maintenance of the village revenue account and land records. He must be well-informed about all the villagers including the mukhyas and village elites. He also possesses the responsibility of reporting revisions related to mutations and partitions. He conducts surveys, inspects fields, records crop data, and revises official maps of fields and other villages.
UP Lekhpal assists during natural disasters and also makes reports regarding the same.
His assistance for relief is also required during agricultural distress and census operations.
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