GOAK

History of GOAK

The Kerala Government Optometrists’ Association traces its beginnings to the first informal meeting held at Ernakulam on 2 October 1991. The Association has continued its journey through its Annual State Conferences.

The Beginning

The first informal meeting of the Association was held on 2.10.1991 at Ernakulam. It was decided to organise a byelaw and conduct the 1st State Conference at Thiruvananthapuram in January 1992.

An ad hoc committee was formed at the first meeting at Ernakulam with the following officials:

President Anil J Edaicode
General Secretary B Premkumar
Member K K Chandramohan Das
Member Nirmala Devi
Member N S Anitha

Annual State Conferences

34 conferences 1992–2026 Kerala Government Optometrists’ Association
No.PlaceDatePresidentSecretaryTreasurer
1 Thiruvananthapuram Jan–1992 S A M Ibrahim K K Chandramohan Das Salice Kuruvila
2 Kozhikode 25-04-1993 B Prem Kumar K K Chandramohan Das N S Anitha
3 Thrissur 10-04-1994 K K Chandramohan Das Anil J Edaicode N C Surendran
4 Ernakulam 15-01-1995 K K Chandramohan Das Anil J Edaicode N C Surendran
5 Thiruvananthapuram 13-04-1996 K K Chandramohan Das Anil J Edaicode C J Justin
6 Kohikode 11-05-1997 K K Chandramohan Das Anil J Edaicode J Chandra Kumari
7 Alappuzha 09-08-1998 K K Chandramohan Das Anil J Edaicode J Chandra Kumari
8 Kollam 14-08-1999 K K Chandramohan Das Anil J Edaicode J Chandra Kumari
9 Ernakulam 08-10-2000 K K Chandramohan Das Anil J Edaicode L Sheela
10 Thiruvananthapuram 09-11-2001 K K Chandramohan Das R Rajesh Kiran Singh
11 Kottayam 11-01-2003 K K Chandramohan Das R Rajesh Kiran Singh
12 Alappuzha 27-12-2003 N C Surendran R Rajesh Kiran Singh
13 Kohikode 12-12-2004 C J Justin R Rajesh Susan Malayil
14 Thiruvalla 12-10-2005 Susan Malayil R Rajesh Ranganath
15 Thiruvananthapuram 27-12-2006 Susan Malayil R Binoy Ranganath
16 Ernakulam 30-12-2007 Susan Malayil R Rajesh Shaiju Antony
17 Kottayam 14-12-2008 R Rajesh Biju K R Shaiju Antony
18 Kollam 21-12-2009 Sudheesh B R Biju K R Shaiju Antony
19 Ernakulam 15-12-2010 C M Jessy R Binoy Prasad R S
20 Ernakulam 13-11-2011 C M Jessy Sreekumar P Prasad R S
21 Kottayam 09-12-2012 Sabu G Sreekumar P Arun Kumar C
22 Alappuzha 08-12-2013 Sabu G Sreekumar P Biju Kumar R
23 Ernakulam 19-04-2015 Sugunan P S Binoy R Ramachandran Pillai
24 Thiruvananthapuram 10-01-2016 Sugunan P S Jayesh Thompson T P Shaiju Antony
25 Kannur 22-01-2017 Leena S Jayakumar S Surabalan M K
26 Thiruvananthapuram 04-02-2018 Jeeja P Sadasivan Ani Mathew Glini S
27 Nileshwaram 13-01-2019 Jayesh Thompson T P Biju K R Sujatha P V
28 Palakkad 12-01-2020 Surendran A Shibu G Gliny S
29 Ernakulam 14-02-2021 Leena S Jeeja P Sadasivan Sujatha P V
30 Thrissur 13-03-2022 Binoy R Muhammed Shan Gliny S
31 Kozhikode 15-01-2023 Pradeepan C Vijayasree R Shibu G
32 Kollam 14-01-2024 Shibu G Ramachandran Pillai Sujatha P V
33 Kottayam 12-01-2025 Ramachandran Pillai Mohammed Shan Sajilal B S
34 Thiruvalla 11-01-2026 Gliny S Ajith S Sajilal B S

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