UP Lekhpal Recruitment: 5300 Lekhpals are going to be recruited in UP, they will also get reservation...

UP Lekhpal Bharti: There is going to be a bumper recruitment for the post of Lekhpal in Uttar Pradesh. In this recruitment, candidates with one hand and one leg disability and dwarfism will get a reservation. According to the report, the Revenue Council has sent a proposal for recruitment to about 5300 vacant posts of Lekhpal to the government. If the government approves it, then the proposal will be sent to the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC).

According to the report, the Revenue Council had earlier sent a proposal for recruitment to 4700 vacant posts of Lekhpal to UPSSSC. In this, only four categories of Divyangjan - hearing loss, leprosy treatment, acid attack survivors, and people with more than one disability were included. The status of other categories was not clear.

UPSSSC returned the proposal
The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission had returned it, identifying flaws in the recruitment proposal of the Revenue Council. The commission had asked to clarify the situation about the category prescribed for Divyangjan in the recruitment proposal. On this, the Revenue Council had sought an opinion from the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. On which the department clarified that there is a provision of four percent reservation for them in recruitment.

Eligibility for UP Lekhpal Recruitment
To become a Lekhpal in Uttar Pradesh, it is also necessary to pass UPSSSC PET along with the 12th class. On the basis of PET score, candidates are shortlisted for the main examination. The age limit for the post of Lekhpal is 18 to 40 years. OBC gets three years of relaxation and SC/ST gets five years of relaxation.