Kerala Gazetted Officers' Association

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KGOA
Kerala Gazetted Officers' Association
Founded1966
Headquarters Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 8°29′52″N76°57′07″E / 8.497682°N 76.951837°E / 8.497682; 76.951837
Location
  • India
Members22,000 (approx.)
Key people
Dr. M A Nazar (President)
Dr. S R Mohanachandran (General Secretary)
Website kgoa.in

Kerala Gazetted Officers' Association (KGOA) is a prominent left-leaning service organization in the state of Kerala, India, that represents the Gazetted Officers of the state civil service. [1] Founded in 1966, the organization consists of professionals like Engineers, Physicians, Veterinary Surgeons, Agricultural Officers, Scientific & Technical officers, Administrators, and Ministerial officers. Approximately 22,000 out of the 35,000 Gazetted Officers in service in the state are members of KGOA.

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Objectives

KGOA emphasizes on the necessity of people-oriented civil service, and has been instrumental in taking up causes of the civil servants and working class since its inception. The KGOA News monthly is the mouthpiece of the organization.

Headquarters and organizational structure

It is headquartered at the KGOA State Committee Office near the Kerala Secretariat, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram. The state committee, composed of elected members, acts as the apex decision-making and organizational body. There are district committees and offices in each district that carry out functions at the district-level.

Office bearers

The state-level office bearers of The Kerala Gazetted Officers' Association (as of 2021) are listed below. [2]

KGOA State-Level Office Bearers
NamePosition
Dr. M A NazarPresident
Dr. S R MohanachandranGeneral Secretary
P V JinrajTreasurer
Dr. E T BindhuVice President
T N MiniVice President
P P SudhakaranVice President
Dr. Shaji K KSecretary
A BindhuSecretary
M ShajhanSecretary

References

  1. KGOA, Kerala Gazetted Officers Association. "KGOA Official Website". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. Office Bearers, Kerala Gazetted Officers Association. "KGOA Office Bearers". Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.