Doctors stage a demonstration outside the Government Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode on February 2 as part of the indefinite OP boycott announced by the KGMCTA. | Photo credit: K. Ragesh
Members of the State Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) at the Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital on Monday (February 2) launched an indefinite boycott of outpatient department (OP) duties as part of a nationwide agitation.
The doctors staged a demonstration outside the Institute of Maternal and Child Health wing of the hospital and later went on a protest march. A separate march expressing solidarity with doctors was also undertaken by members of the student union of the Faculty of Medicine. KGMCTA Medical College Unit President Abdul Basith, Immediate Past State Secretary T. Gopakumar and senior KGMCTA functionaries Mohandas Nair and Tom Wilson addressed the gathering. KGMCTA’s demands include rectification of pay revision anomalies, payment of pay revision arrears pending since 2016 and appointment of additional doctors.
In the meantime, almost all leading doctors have stopped fulfilling OPs as part of the strike. The number of those seeking OP treatment decreased due to the strike. The medical school authorities deployed senior resident doctors, postgraduate medical students and house surgeons in the OP. However, it was noted that the OP’s consultation was delayed for a while.
Published – 02 Feb 2026 20:21 IST