During the year 1978-79, one post of Assistant Accounts Officer was upgraded out of two Assistant Accounts Officer posts in existence i.e. one post was sanctioned in the year 1968 vide G.O. Ms. No. 1556, Education Department, dated 14-08-1968 and another post of Assistant Accounts Officer was sanctioned when the Audit section was sanctioned in Accounts Branch during 1997-78. Out of these two Assistant Accounts Officer posts, one Assistant Accounts Officer was upgraded into Accounts Officer.