E. T. Mohammed Basheer

Member (i) Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE); (ii) Government of India Committee on Decentralisation of Education Management; (iii) Janardhana Reddy Commission on National Educational Policy; and (iv) Minority Education Monitoring Committee; Represented Kerala in the World Malayalee Conference, Berlin, Germany; Administrative Achievements - Introduction of Grading System at the Secondary and Higher Secondary level, which acclaimed national prominence; Brought out the concept of self financing educational institution; Establishment of Kannur University, Sri Sankara University of Sanskrit, Kaladi & National University of Advanced Legal Studies at Kochi; Comprehensive expansion of IT enabled education and the inclusion of IT as a part of curriculum in secondary level; Implemented special package for the education and social upliftment of the physically and mentally handicapped children; Organised Global Education Meet at Cochin in 2005 as part of internationalisation of Education. Worked as President of various trade unions affiliated to STU in industrial firms like : • Mavoor Gwalior Rayons • Malabar Cements, Palakkad, Edarikode Textiles • Kerala Electrical and Allied, Kundara • Malabar Spinning Mills, Kozhikode • Modern Spinning Mills • Kozhikode, Steel Complex, Kozhikode • K.S.D.C. Kuttipuram Awards (i) First prize holder in Elocution competition in State Youth Festival held in 1964; (ii) Silver Elephant Award from the President of India for the noble service rendered to Bharat Scouts and Guides Movement; (iii) Karma Sresta Award for the best Minister; (iv) Sir Sayed Award for the service rendered to the upliftment of backward and minority education; (v) Seethi Sahib Award for the best Parliamentarian; (vi) Award by Kerala Assembly for best short story; (vii) Award by Kerala Sasthra Vedi for promoting Science and Technology initiatives among the youth; and (viii) Special Award by anti-narcotic Council of India for the effective implementation of anti-narcotic and drug abuse laws in educational institutions.

Indian politician