What do we do ?

Scholarships

We award more than 75 scholarships (Rs.5000/each) to students of Government Higher Secondary School, Panampilly Nagar

Distribution of Study materials

We distribute study materials like Note books, umbrellas etc to school students

Organizing Vayanakkalari 

to encourage reading habits of students

Awards

Distribute merit awards for achievements made by members and their family members

Endowment awards for school- graduate and post graduate students

Lending a helping hand

One of the main objectives of the Association is extending a helping hand to the needy and weaker sections in the Society. Every month, we are doling out financial assistance to  the needy people for education medical care and subsistence.  

Helps people who lose livelihoods due to death of breadwinners and loss of tools in natural disasters

Pension 

CGOA has instituted a destitute pension scheme for a couple of people during 2022. 

Facilitation

CGOA facilitated conduct of Prathyaasa, a get together of  32  stroke victims and their caretakers on 30 Oct 2022. Leading neurologists, Physiotherapists, Ayurveda Physicians and Caretakers participated and  gave lectures on points to ponder.  

Relief 

Organizes relief for the victims of natural disasters.   under the Okhi relief activities,  ferro cement septic tanks were provided to 5 Okhi Victims of Chellanam at a cost of Rs.37,500.

The Association extended its help to the flood victims in a big way by  handing over household goods like cots, beds, fans, kitchen utensils as well as financial support to some deserving persons for carrying out repair and maintenance of their houses spending more than Rs.60,000/-. 

Awareness campaigns  

Awareness campaigns are conducted on occasions like National Science Day, National Technology day, and the Sports Day for selected students.  of IX to XII classes, EMinent scientists and teachers from various technological institutes in Kochi took classes on scientific topics.

Entertainment

 We conduct music programmes where our own artistes and other eminent artistes from outside perform 

Family get togethers are regularly arranged with music, dance and other variety entertainments to celebrate various festivals like Onam, Christmas, Vishu and Diwali.

(See the details of some activities below: Please visit the events  page for more details)

CGOA organized a 6-day course for school students from 6 to 14 May in CGOA building, Panampilly Nagar. Twenty-four students belonging to standards 9 to 12 participated. The lectures were delivered by an experienced faculty drawn from several institutions, besides CGOA.  The purpose was to widen the outlook of children and to strengthen their knowledge and hone their skills in communication and time management. The students were exposed to a multitude of career options to choose from, though there were no explicit advice to go for any specific one. 

The schedule of a day included four lectures interspersed with two tea breaks and a lunch break. The course participants were given certificates and gifts during the valedictory function by Sri OTS Nambiar, Member CGOA and former Marketing Director, Spices Board. 

Sri. ARS Menon coordinated the conduct of the course. The parents who attended the valedictory function expressed their gratitude to CGOA for giving their wards an opportunity to hear such splendid lectures for a notional fee. Members of CGOA Management Committee members also endorsed the conduct of sequels to this course to help build up a core group of exemplary students in Kochi under the aegis of CGOA.  

Speakers and Topics

1. Dr. Biju Dharmapalan, Professor, NIAS, IISC, Bangalore – Science safari: Embarking on an adventure of exploration and discovery

2. Dr. V. P. N. Nampoori, Emeritus Professor, CUSAT, Cochin – Story of light: Photonics and its applications

3. Dr. L. Krishnan, Former Principal Scientist, ICAR-CMFRI, Cohin – 

     (1) Communication and criticism  (2) Leadership 

4. Dr. A. Vijayakumar, Emeritus Professor, CUSAT, Cochin – Excitements in Mathematics

5. Dr. C. Ramachandran, Former Scientist, ISRO-VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram – India’s space program: A short history

6. Santhosh Thannikkat, CEO, Mithradham Renewable Energy Centre, Aluva – Sustainable development 

7. Adv. Prem Kamath, High Court of Kerala, Cochin – Cyber security and child safety

8. Dr. Mary Matilda, Former Principal, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam – Effective tips for managing your time

9. P. Devarajan, Director, Cosmic Maths, Kottayam – Success mantras to excel using Vedic mathematics.

10. Govind S. Menon, Faculty, Amrita University, Cochin – Energy management: What, why and how?

11. M. K. Hareendran, Aeronautical Society of India, Kochi Chapter – Aeronautics and aerospace

12. Dr. K.A. Simon, Former Director, KM School of Marine Engineering, CUSAT, Cochin -Types of ships and shipping as a profession

13. Sunil Devadatham, HR Trainer and Quizzician, Cochin – Interactive session on Quizzing

14. Dr. M. K. Mukundan, Former Director, CFRD, Konni – Entrepreneurship in food processing

15. Girish Ananthanarayanan, Former COO, Peepul, New Delhi – What to expect when you get to professional college?

16. Dr. Grinson George, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CMFRI, Cochin – Fisheries oceanography

17. Dr. P. Jeyya Jeyanthi, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIFT, Cochin – Opportunities in fisheries

18. T. N. T. Nayar, Former Chief Income Tax Commissioner, Cochin – Joy of reading books to enrich your life

19. Dr. V. V. Sugunan, Former ADG (Inland Fisheries), ICAR-New Delhi – Keeping the wetlands wet: Why and how?

20. Dr. K. J. Mathew, Former Principal Scientist, ICAR-CMFRI, Cochin – Antarctica expedition experiences

21. Dr. T. V. Sankar, Former Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIFT, Cochin – Food safety

22. Dr. K. Girish Kumar, Dean, Chinmaya Viswa Vidyalaya, Piravom, Kottayam  Beauty of Chemistry

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• With a view to encouraging the reading habit among youth and to  update their knowledge & skill levels,  the Central Government Officers' Association Association  has introduced  a novel activity viz., വായനക്കളരി. 
• To start with, this reading competition will be introduced at the Government Higher Secondary School,  Panampilly Nagar, Kochi. 
• The contest will be  open to the students from high school and higher secondary classes
• Three to five students from each class can participate in the contest that lasts five months from July to November. 
• During the contest period, the participating students can procure /borrow books from the school library or any other source and read them. 
• They shall prepare short summaries on each brook they have read and present before a jury
• The  summaries should contain the title of the book, name of author (s), total number of pages and the date (s) on which each book was read. 
• CGOA will select the winners based on the presentations made by the students
• The first  വായനക്കളരി contest will be held from July to November 2024 at Govt. Higher Secondary School Panampilly Nagar. 

For more details including rules of the contest, please click at the link (Link to be added)

Mohini from South Paravoor was in distress as she lost her both legs and the right hand. What she desperately needed was a wheelchair. CGOA has swung into action, raised enough funds and bought an Electronic Wheelchair for Mohini in a record time of four days. The remarkable spontaneous action by  members was in tune with the spirit of helping fellow human beings- a coveted conviction of CGOA . 

The EWC was presented to Mohini at her residence on 25 November 2022, by the President of CGOA in the presence of other Office Bearers.