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Govt. Polytechnic Technical
Staff Association is the only service organization
recognized by Govt. of
Kerala wide GO(MS)
148/Public Services(D) dated 04.04.1966. During
the past, GPTSA have submitted hundreds of
memorandums and representations for the
implementation of AICTE pay scale to polytechnic
teachers. Former President Sri.
K
Raveendran and Sri. V
A
Shamsudeen represented GPTSA in many
meetings organized for the AICTE scheme
implementations along with other service
organizations of its kind during 1990-2007.
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On
13th January 2007,
a very special meeting held at Thrissur
decided to merge other similar thinking organizations to
GPTSA .
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As decided at this
meeting mass memoranda were submitted to Hon. Chief
Minister, Minister for Education, Minister for Finance, LDF
Convener, CPM Secretary, Higher Education Secretary,
Director of Technical Education and Joint Director(PS) on
14.02.1007. More than 70 members of GPTSA accompanied this
movement.
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GPTSA unit
committees in 46 polytechnics, District Committees in all
districts were formulated and Zonal conventions were
organized during February-march 2007.
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On
March 12th 2007,
GPTSA organized a massive Secretariat Dharma for
implementing AICTE scheme, inaugurated by Sri. K T
Jaleel MLA followed by
convention at Adhyapaka
bhavan,
Thiruvanathapuram. The state convention agreed the
amendments in the byelaw to include aided polytechnic staff,
non-technical teachers, physical education instructors and
librarians who are the part of ACITE
scheme.The meeting elected state
office bearers, central committee
members, state committee members.
The meeting decided to boycott
practical examinations and centralized valuation camp of
march 2007.
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Higher Education
Secretary called a discussions regarding strike. President
Sri. C P Sureshkumar, Secretary
Sri. Abdula
Nasar Kaipanchery, Sri.
Boban, Sri.
Manoharan, Sri. Raveendran
participated the discussions. As
the outcome of the discussions were not fruitful, GPTSA
central committee decided to continue boycotting
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Further
discussions were held between Hon. Minister for Education
and office bearers of GPTSA, and the central committee on
01.05.2007 decided to withdraw boycotting examination
activities.
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The reformation of
GPTSA in January 2007 was a result of the denial of TA/DA to
supplementary camps. As a result of our repeated struggles
and representations the govt. disbursed TA/DA for
supplementary camps of January 2007, during the camp May
2007.
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GPTSA
representatives participated
Special Rule amendment Meeting at Directorate of Technical
Education and presented our rights, suggestions and
complaints.
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GPTSA approached
the Hon. High Court for violation of Transfer guidelines and
obtained favorable judgments.
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The Higher Education
department ordered to publish provisional list before
general transfer in the case of Head of Section according to
the court direction on the petition filed by GPTSA.
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GPTSA is the only
categorical organization which represented the
Adalath held at Directorate of
Technical Education by Hon. Minister for Education Sri. M A
Baby. GPTSA represented a memorandum with 14 demands to the
minister.
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GPTSA was first
organization which protested the order of equating 3 year
diploma course to VHSE courses.
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