FEBRUARY 22, 1958 Mr. Speaker, and Members of the Assembly, I have great pleasure in once again greeting you personally and wishing you well in fulfilling the great tasks that lie ahead of you. You have had a busy time since I addressed you last. Sitting more often than at any time previously, you have in one way or other dealt with 46 Bills; 33 out of these have already become law, while the rest are going through the various stages of legislation. Such large scale legislative activity had to b [...]
APRIL 27, 1957 Mr. Speaker and Members of the Assembly It gives me very great pleasure to welcome you, Members of the First Legislative Assembly of Kerala, to the first Session which you are now holding. The occasion enhances my pleasure as it is the first time when I am having the privilege of meeting you since I was called to this office in last November. The people of Kerala have, for long, desired the formation of their own State. Their desire was fulfilled on November I last, when the major [...]
Industrial Policy While addressing the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the All India Trade Union Congress – Trade Union wing of the then undivided Communist Party-in December 1957 at Iranjalikuda, Chief Miniser EMS said: Without the active cooperation of the management and workers, without pooling together the resources of the state and private individuals for retaining and expanding the existing industrial base, without launching new industrial undertakings, the working class of the state has no [...]
Adminstrative Reforms Committee Report Volume -I Chapter 1&2 Introduction-Constitution of Committee Chapter 3 Need for Reforms and nature of Approach Chapter 4 The Village Panchayath Chapter 5 The Sub District Level Chapter 6 The District Chapter 7 Regional offices Chapter 8 The Departments Chapter 9 The Secretariat Chapter 10 The Services Chapter 11 Administrative Expenditure and Financial Control Chapter 12 Civil Servants, Ministers and the public Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Chapter 14 Summar [...]
Passed Pleadership Examination; Advocate; born on 24 April 1914; 4 children. Member, Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly (1954), 1st KLA [Kallupara-Congress], 2nd KLA [Kallupara-Congress]. Member, AICC, KPCC, All Travancore Congress Committee; Secretary and President, District Congress Committee; Participated in Civil Disobedience Movement; Imprisoned for 1 ½ years; Gave up practice in 1939 to enter into politics. Recipient : Tamrapatra. Obituary made on 01-04-1997.
Reform in agrarian relations was to be the springboard from which a feudalistic society could rapidly transform itself into a modern developed society ripe for industrialization and the growth of service sector. All the Congress leaders accepted this. Still the governments in most of the Indian states resisted from curbing large-scale landlordism lest its feudalist, middle and low level should revolt. The result is that the spring of naxalism in these states is an ever-lasting spring whereas in [...]
V. MADURA born in 1904; 7 Children; Agriculturist. Member, 1st KLA [Wayanad-(Reserved)-Congress], 2nd KLA [South Wayanad-(ST)-Congress]. Began life in poor circumstances and was engaged in rearing cattle; Joined Congress very young.; Took keen interest in the uplift of Harijans. Obituary made on 20-04-1994.
B.A BL; born on 06 March 1917; 3 Sons, 3 Daughters. Member, Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly (1953-55), 1st KLA [Kunnathoor-General-CPI], 3rd KLA [Konni-CPI]. Member, All Travancore Congress Committee till 1948, All India Kisan Sabha, Central Kisan Council, Kerala State Council of CPI; President and Vice President, Kerala Karshaka Sanghom; Entered politics in 1938 as a Congress worker. Edited ‘Keralam’ and ‘Navalokom’ Communist Party organs; Chief Editor of Congress Party organ Yuvakeralam [...]
Graduate; Daughter of Shri K.U.Krishnan Nair, born on 04 January 1923; Husband: K.A.Damodara Menon, Ex-Minister; 3 Sons, 1 Daughter. Member, 1st KLA [Kunnamangalam-Congress], 2nd KLA [Kunnamangalam-Congress], 8th KLA [Pattambi-INC]. Chairman, Assurance Committee (1957-58); Treasurer, Congress Legislature Party (1957-59); Member, Rajya Sabha (1974-80), AICC, Madras University Senate, Kerala University Senate; Leader, Indian Delegation to Human Rights Commission; Vice Chairman, Human Rights Commis [...]
Graduatae; Daughter of Shri Joseph; born on 13 April 1926. Member, 1st KLA [Karikodu-Congress], 2nd KLA [Karikodu-Congress]. Vice President, Mahila Vibhagh of Muvattupuzha District Congress Committee in 1952, State Women’s Front; Member, DCC Idukki; Whip; Congress Legislature Party, State Social Welfare Board, Handicrafts Apex Society Board, Child Welfare Society; Co-operator; Entered politics through INC in1948. Expired on14-12-1991; Obituary made on 30-03-1992.