Education department restores DEEO and IMS posts abolished in 2019

Coimbatore: effecting an administrative rejig, the department of school education has restored the district-level set-up that existed in 2019. The posts of District Elementary Education Officer (DEEO) and Inspector of Matriculation Schools (IMS) which were axed after 2019 had been added returned.

District Elementary Education Officer (DEEO) may be transferred and published as of DEEO and IMS. The online counselling method began across the kingdom on Friday. In step with resources, currently, one DEO is presently serving in Coimbatore city, Pollachi, Perur, and SS Kulam below the Chief Educational Officer (CEO). DEO posts in SS Kulam and Perur were abolished. “in preference to deo posts in Perur and SS Kulam, two posts of DEEO had been introduced for Coimbatore and Pollachi education districts. Besides the IMS put up has been brought to monitor all non-public schools in Coimbatore. The DEEOs will also feature underneath the CEO.”

“in the course of the counselling on Friday, R Geetha, DEOof Vedachandur in Dindigul changed into transferred as DEEO in Coimbatore city and Coimbatore metropolis DEO R Valliyammal became transferred as Pollachi DEEO. The posts of DEO for Coimbatore and Pollachi might be crammed by Saturday,” he said.

Tamil Nadu Teachers and School Protection Association president R Ramkumar welcomed the move.
“abolishing the DEEO and IMS posts, the authorities vested powers with the DEOs to screen non-public and number one school. Similarly, they empowered DEOs to create new posts. Despite this, they couldn’t display faculties correctly inside the remaining three years. There have been complaints that without ordinary inspection, grievances of teachers were no longer addressed,” he explained.

Tamil Nadu Elementary School Teacher Federation district secretary C Arasu thanked the government for restoring the 2 posts and pleasing the association’s long pending demand.