6,300 people appointed to upload data on EMIS: Minister

Coimbatore: In a big relief to schoolteachers, 6,300 people have been appointed to upload data on the Educational Management Information System (EMIS), said minister for school education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in the city on Monday.

The EMIS portal, introduced in 2018, stores information about schools, teachers, and students in government, aided, and private schools.

"At present, 6,300 workers have been appointed to handle EMIS data entry tasks, which were carried out by teachers. Another 1,000 workers will be recruited soon. Once these positions are filled, teachers will no longer have to manage EMIS," he told reporters.

Earlier, the minister inaugurated renovated buildings with modern infrastructure and amenities at the Kavundampalayam Corporation Middle School, funded by the Martin Group at a cost of 7 crore.

Speaking at the event, the minister said, "Donations totalling more than 380 crore have been received through the Namma School–Namma Ooru Palli scheme, with ongoing projects worth 260 crore. This initiative, launched by chief minister M K Stalin in 2022, aims at developing infrastructure in all government schools. The chief minister contributed 5 lakh from his personal funds to support the scheme."

Over the past three years, 7,500 crore has been allocated under the Perasiriyar Anbazhagan School Development Scheme. Approximately 14,109 classrooms had been identified for upgrades and 7,856 new classrooms had been constructed and inaugurated at a cost of 2,467 crore, he added.

In Coimbatore district, 678 projects are under way in 311 schools at a cost of 19.89 crore. "I am grateful to all the companies that provided CSR funding for this," the minister said.