India, Feb. 25 -- Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved 272 additional posts in the Revenue Department of the Delhi Government, in view of the administrative reorganisation leading to a rise in the number of districts and subdivisions.

The newly sanctioned posts include two district magistrates (DMs), two ADMs, eight SDMs, six sub-registrars, 16 tehsildars/SOs, 22 naib tehsildars, 42 each of senior assistants and junior assistants and 52 MTS and several posts in the accounts, planning, DSS and steno cadres. Before the creation of 2 new districts, there were 1553 sanctioned posts in 11 districts of the Revenue Department. After the creation of 272 posts, the total sanctioned posts in 13 districts have gone up to 1825...