“This selection process was carried out with total fairness and transparency, without discrimination or the need for recommendations. It is their duty to work diligently, without depending on recommendations, to improve both the ease of doing business in the state and the quality of life of the poor,” the Chief Minister said.

He added: “Your energy and talent should be focused on improving the lives of the poor. “Their positive cooperation is crucial to attract investment opportunities, and the general public and youth must be provided timely support to obtain caste, residency and income certificates.”

The Chief Minister highlighted the importance of timely completion of procedures related to inheritance, transfer and land survey.

"They must maintain a positive reputation among the people, ensuring that Lekhpal's name does not cause fear," the Chief Minister said.

Urging the newly selected Lekhpals to discharge their duties honestly, the Chief Minister emphasized their crucial role in public service, highlighting tasks such as land leasing, inheritance procedures, property transfers, conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural uses , facilitation of investment opportunities, and accurate land measurement.

“Violent incidents often arise over minor land disputes in rural and urban areas. Timely measurement and demarcation can avoid such disputes. If powerful land mafias try to illegally occupy lands of the government or the poor, we must intervene with anti-land mafia measures and take decisive action,” the Chief Minister said.

He said ensuring all tasks are carried out ethically and leveraging technology effectively.

"The entire revenue system is being digitized and the distribution of laptops and tablets should coincide with the training sessions," the Chief Minister said.

He said that after this process, the government has submitted applications for 4,700 additional appointments, which we aim to finalize soon.

"Once completed, the State will achieve its target of appointing 3,837 lekhpals," the Chief Minister said.

Highlighting the situation before 2017, he commented, “Half of Lekhpal posts were vacant due to lack of recruitment, plagued by numerous loopholes. Even before the process began, the then government would engage in corrupt practices, distributing entire districts among its relatives. This is the same Uttar Pradesh whose youth were marginalized if they went anywhere outside. Some districts had such a poor image that people did not even give them a place in hotels and dharamshalas, let alone employment.”