PATNA, April 22 -- The revenue and land reforms department on Tuesday issued orders to revoke suspension of 224 employees, who had been on the mass casual leave since mid-February in protest against the government's reluctance to fulfil their demands despite a written agreement last year.

The department issued fresh instructions to all district magistrates, who are the controlling officers for these employees, directing them to revoke the suspensions and treat the period as regular service. The decision, officials said, was taken primarily to ensure smooth conduct of field work for the upcoming 2027 national census, a massive exercise in which revenue personnel play a key role in door-to-door enumeration and data verification.

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