Com. Jayaraj. K. V retired
from service on superannuation on 31.03.2018
Com. Jayaraj K. V, born in the year 1958 at
Madukkarai, near Coimbatore in Tamilnadu
and brought up at Kallyasseri, Kannur District in the state Kerala. He
was the elder son of Late Shri. T V Krishnan Nambiar & Smt. KV Kamalam. His
Parents are having a progressive outlook and extended their helping had to the
needy and oppressed.
He has completed his school
education at Govt. High School Kallyasseri and has joined in the Student
Federation of India (SFI) at the age of 12. Later he joined in S.N College
Kannur for his pre - graduation (+2) study. Thereafter Com Jayaraj joined at
the Government Polytechnic Kannur for his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
Com. Jayaraj had associated in the
Students Federation of India (SFI) in his school days onwards. In 1977 elected
as Secretary of SFI Polytechnic Unit, There after hold the positions in SFI as
Secretary Edakkad Area Committee, Jt. Secretary of Kannur District Committee
and member of Kerala State Committee. He was the Convener of State level
Technical Sub Committee of SFI and the Chairman of All Kerala State Polytechnic
Student’s Union. In 1981 entire students and youth of teh Kerala were on the warpath under SFI &
DYFI and the students & youths activists were subjected to brutal lathi-
charge by the police and Com. Jayaraj also one among them. Com Jayaraj’s life
partner Aleyamma (Baby) was also associated with the SFI and their introduction
was through this organization.
Com. Jayaraj joined in BARC on 29th
June 1983. And his marriage with Aleyamma was solemnized in August 1983. In the
year 1985 Upama, one only daughter born. Com. Jayaraj shifted his residence to
Anushaktinagar in the year 1988 and started to involve in the social
activities.
Under the leadership of
Anushaktinagar Residents Welfare Association (ARWA) and with the co-operation
of Marathi Vigyan Parishath & Atomic Energy Education Society a National Children’s
Science Festival was organized. The theme was National Integration through
science and its practice. Com Jayaraj was in the leadership of that programe.
Comrade has proved his ability in
the field arts and literature. He was
the General Secretary of Trombay Township Fine Arts Club (TTFAC), a cultural
organization of Malayalees staying in Anushaktinagar and introduced many new
programme for its members during he was in the leadership of that organization.
He has joined as a member of Atomic
Energy Workers & Staff Union (AEWSU) in the year 1983 and became Joint Secretary
of the union in the year 1988. When he entered in the arena, thinking process
has started on submitting representation to pay commission, joining the need of
All India movements and requirement of conducting of Cadre review, etc.
When Atomic Energy Workers &
Staff union was not getting recognition, the intervention of vetern trade Union leader late com.
Samar Mukharji in the parliament made possible to award
recognition. Com. Jayaraj was directly interacted with many veteran Trade Unionists
Com. Samar Mukharji, Com. E. Balanandan, Com Dr. M.K.Pandhe, Com. Sukumol Sen, Com.S.K.Vyas, Com.
Thpan Sen M.P, Com. Deepankar Mukherjee, Com. A.K. Padmanabhan, Com.
Dr. Vivek Monterio, Prof. Thekkedath, Com K.K.N.Kutty, Com.M.Krishnan, etc.
It was a historical struggle of DAE
employees located at Mumbai on housing issue; workers were worried to get a
govt. accommodation even after waiting for 18 years. The unpleasantness has
started among the employees since 1989. They were struggling with grown up
children who stay in a single room sharing accommodation and other side
influenced officers were given accommodation in out -of -turn manner. It was a
stepmother treatment that even all are facing shortage of accommodation;
training school officers were given undue advantage at the cost of lower level
employees. Even the flats constructed for lower level staff were carved out to
accommodate officers. All this was modifications were with the support of
Sundaram committee.
Under the joint Action committee and
Co-ordination Committee protests were started during the year 1991 - 1992.
Demonstrations were held at Anushaktibhavan. Children with family members were
marched to DAE started cooking at the Anushaktibhavan. Small kids were put in
cradle. Late Com. Ahalya Rangnekar was
always a confidence building personality to all these agitations. She had shown
a motherly approach to the women who participated in these action programmes.
The Department was not ready to accept the demand. Finally the action committee
has decided to sit indefinite hunger strike. 3 comrades from BARC one from
DCSEM sat on hunger strike. Com. Jayaraj was one among them and the hunger
strike was continued for 9 days.
The hunger strike was reason for
halt all activities of Department in Mumbai. Employees were on the road with
their family members. Processions were started from both East & west
Anushaktinagar. Bus services were hit. Inside BARC employees totally
parallelized and started to assemble in front of Central Complex. Political
parties are sent their representations to show solidarity to the striking
employees. Shri. SuryakantMahadit from Shivsena. AhalyaRangnekar from CPIM, Shri Sharat Dighe Congress MP, Shri. Ramdas Athavle of RPI, etc. were
visited the agitation site. On 9th day the Hunger strike has end
with the intervention of Hon. Supreme court. The Agitation resulted formation
of Sarendra Sharma Committee to consider the views of the Union by which Constructed more than 1500 lower category flats in the township, brought the total
transparency in the system of allotment.
Com Jayaraj is a good organizer. It
was his in-depth effort to form a Federation to bring all the working class of
DAE to one shade. In the year 1997 the All India Atomic Energy Employees
co-ordination committee was converted into the National Federation of Atomic
Energy Employees (NFAEE). Com Ravindra Shukla was the founder president of
NFAEE and Com. G.B.Dandekar was Secretary General with a Strong assistant Com. Jayaraj
as organizing Secretary.
In the year 2002 he become the
Secretary General of NFAEE and continued 15 years in the post and relieved form
the post in the 6th All India Conference held at Hyderabad in
December 2017.
He took initiative to bring DAE
employees under the banner of Confederation of Central Government Employees and
Workers also. From 1997- 98 onwards he was actively involved in the Central
Government Employees Co ordination Committee Mumbai and become National Executive Committee member in the year 2008 and then Organising
Secretary. In the last Chennai Conference Com. Jayaraj elected as the Assistant
Secretary of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers.
He retires from the service after
rendering service of 34 year and 9 months. He was in the union activities in
the DAE almost 29 years.
He joined in as Tradesman 'B' in Uranium Extraction Division BARC and while retired he was Scientific Assistant 'F'.
An article posted by Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers in their website.
