Mon Jun 30 16:24:58 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

The Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) is planning a series of protests, starting on National Doctor’s Day (July 1st), to address unresolved issues with the Kerala government. These issues include unpaid salary arrears (January 2016-September 2020), pay revision anomalies, faculty shortages in medical colleges, and calls for infrastructural improvements. The KGMCTA also criticizes the government for blaming doctors for systemic problems in public hospitals and is launching a social media campaign to raise awareness.

**News Article:**

**Kerala Medical College Teachers to Protest Government Inaction**

**Thiruvananthapuram, India – June 30, 2025** – Frustrated with the lack of progress on long-standing issues, the Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) announced today that it will launch a series of protests starting National Doctor’s Day, July 1st. The teachers aim to pressure the Kerala government to address concerns impacting faculty and the quality of medical education.

Key grievances include the non-payment of salary arrears from January 2016 to September 2020, a problem the KGMCTA says has been resolved for all other state government employees. The organization also demands correction of pay revision anomalies in the entry cadre.

Beyond financial concerns, the KGMCTA is highlighting a critical shortage of faculty positions within government medical colleges across the state. They argue that new medical colleges should not be opened without first ensuring adequate infrastructure and staffing.

The teachers’ association also issued a sharp rebuke to the government’s approach to public hospitals. “The government should take steps to improve the systemic shortcomings in public sector hospitals and stop blaming doctors for all that is wrong,” a KGMCTA spokesperson stated.

In addition to on-the-ground protests, the KGMCTA will launch a social media campaign to raise awareness about their concerns among the public. The organization hopes the combined pressure will compel the government to take swift and decisive action.

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