Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 8 -- Kerala Government Medical College Teachers' Association (KGMCTA) will commence an indefinite boycott of teaching, and from the following week, all non-emergency medical services will also be boycotted from January 13. Secretariat dharna will also be conducted on January 19th.

Essential health services, including Casualty, Labour Room, ICU, In-patient care, other emergency treatments including surgeries, and post-mortem examinations, will be excluded from the protest programmes, KGMCTA said in a press release.

KGMCTA has been on protest since July 1, 2025 alleging failure of the government authorities to honour the assurances given over the years on various long-pending demands--including rectification of an...