About Us
Kerala Agricultural University Employees Association (KAUEA), the pioneer service organisation of Agri varsity employees, became functional with effect from 1972, year of inception of the University. The seeds of this organisation were sown in the 1972 State conference of NGO Union at Alappuzha. A special session of the conference held in May 1972 constituted an ad hoc committee by name Kerala Agricultural University Employees Association with an intention to rally all the employees of KAU under one umbrella.
Com (late) S. Sahadevan played an instrumental role in the move. Comrades C.R. Das, V.S. Appukuttan Nair (late) and K.M.N. Kartha were the conveners and Com. K.T. Narayanan Nambiar was the treasurer of the ad hoc committee. The first general council of the Association held at Mannuthy on 10.03.1973 elected Com. S. Bhaskara Pillai as President, Com. C.R. Das as General Secretary, Com P.V Karunakaran Nair as Vice-President, Comrades S. Sahadevan and C.K Karappan as Joint Secretaries and Com A.V. Subramanian as Treasurer. The Association got recognition on 27.05.1976. The Association is a member of FSETO (Federation of State Employees and Teachers’ Organisations) & CUEO (Confederation of University Employees Organisations) from the date of inception of these bodies ie. 12.10.1973 and 09.12.1973 respectively.
Since several members under the leadership of K.M.N Kartha tried to split the organisation, he and five others were expelled by the State Council held on 03.06.1973. K.M.N Kartha went ahead with the formation of another organisation namely Kerala Agricultural University Employees Union in 1974. The persons who broke away from KAUEA under the pretext of being non-political selected Oommen Chandy, M.L.A as their first president. By incorporating the clause "no agitation will be resorted to for achieving the demands" they managed to get recognition.
In 1975 some dissidents expelled from the Association started KAU Employees’ Federation on 12.04.1985, thereby helping KAU Employees’ Union to become the major organisation. The dissidents from the Union gave birth to the KAU Staff Union on 07.06.1989 and several years later this organisation merged with the Union. By earnest and continuous efforts for the welfare of KAU employees, the Association regained its premier position in the University. KAUEA has led many a struggles for safeguarding the interests of the University and is committed for the protection of employees’ rights and well being of the University.
