Kerala medical colleges hit as Govt doctors continue strike

Thiruvananthapuram: As part of their ongoing strike, the Kerala Government Medical College Teachers' Association (KGMCTA) November 13, 2025, boycotted outpatient department services, elective surgeries and classes for medical students were disrupted across all medical colleges.

Except for emergency, casualty and labour room services, classes for medical students were disrupted as part of the protest.

KGMCTA said that, except for critical surgeries, all other scheduled surgeries have been postponed.

Medical Dialogues recently reported that the Kerala Government Medical College Teachers' Association (KGMCTA) on Tuesday announced that it will proceed with a complete strike on November 13, until the state government issues formal orders or written assurances addressing its key demands. The association stated that the decision follows inconclusive discussions with Health Minister Veena George.

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The association members said the strike had been announced a week earlier, and a discussion held with Health Minister Veena George failed to produce any outcome, prompting them to go ahead with the agitation.

As per a media report in The New Indian Express, authorities at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College said the impact was minimised through prior planning. “Non-emergency surgeries were rescheduled in advance, considering the protest was announced weeks ago,” said a senior professor. As part of the protest, KGMCTA boycotted OP services, non-emergency surgeries, and student classes. However, treatment for admitted patients, casualty services, labour rooms, ICUs, emergency surgeries, and postmortem procedures continued without disruption.

The key demands of KGMCTA include the creation of additional posts and filling the vacancies of assistant professors in various government medical colleges.

The association members said that they also demanded that teachers not be transferred on a work arrangement basis due to staff shortages. Other demands include payment of pending arrears following the 2020 pay revision and rectification of anomalies in salaries, the members said. KGMCTA warned that the protest would be intensified if the government failed to meet their demands, news agency PTI reported.

Meanwhile, the Kerala Government Medical Officers' Association (KGMOA) has decided to intensify their protest. From Nov 15 (Saturday), KGMOA has decided to withdraw from all VIP and eSanjeevani duties. Since Nov 1, KGMOA has been engaged in a non-cooperation protest demanding foolproof security systems in govt hospitals and a safe and independent working environment for healthcare workers, including doctors, reports TOI.

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