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The Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) staged a Secretariat dharna and began a relay indefinite accelerated connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026) successful protestation against the alleged neglect shown to their long-pending demands related to wage revision arrears and rectification of anomalies successful the entry-cadre wage revision.
Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) doctors held a token boycott of out-patient (OP) services, non-emergency services, and teaching services.
A relay hunger onslaught volition besides statesman astatine Thiruvananthapuram MCH present from Wednesday (January 28, 2026).
The KGMCTA had earlier deferred its agitation pursuing discussions with the State government. It has been protesting since July 1 past twelvemonth against the authorities determination to frost wage revision arrears for doctors portion releasing them for different State authorities staff.
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After aggregate rounds of negotiations, the astir caller 1 connected January 12 this year, a authorities bid that was issued subsequently proved to beryllium disappointing for it provided lone a partial allowance to compensate for the wage chopped successful the introduction cadre, without retrospective effect oregon continuity into the forthcoming wage revision.
The KGMCTA besides alleged that the authorities had remained wholly soundless connected the contented of outgo of wage revision arrears. The arrears play includes the clip erstwhile doctors served the State during the COVID-19 pandemic, often risking their ain lives, it said.
Intensifying the ongoing agitation, the KGMCTA led by its State leaders, including president Rosnara Begum T. and wide caput Aravind C.S., led a objection to the Secretariat, portion Dr. Begum, Dr. Gopakumar, and Dr. Bipin B. Pallath began the hunger strike.
The KGMCTA warned of further protests if the authorities failed to enactment connected their demands.
From February 2, doctors volition boycott each teaching and OP services and from February 9, each non-emergency surgeries volition beryllium suspended, followed by a full boycott of assemblage introspection duties opening February 11.
To mitigate the interaction connected the public, indispensable services specified arsenic emergency, ICU, labour room, and inpatient attraction person been exempted from the strike.
