Section 2(b) in The U.P. Junior High Schools (Payment of Salaries of Teachers and other Employees) Act, 1978
(b)"Education Officer" means the District Basic Education Officer appointed under the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Act, 1972 and in relation to a girls institution, the District Basic Education Officer (Women), and in each case includes any other officer authorised by the State Government to perform all or any the functions of the Education Officer under this Act;
