The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KHRC) Chairperson, Alexander Thomas, has sought a report from the Additional Chief Secretary of the Health Department regarding the statewide boycott of out-patient (OP) services by doctors. The commission acted on a complaint that alleged the boycott violated basic human rights.

According to the complaint, doctors sent patients back without providing OP services, affecting nearly 10,000 people. The KHRC has directed the Health Department to submit its report within two weeks.

Doctors at government medical colleges across Kerala boycotted OP services in October as part of a protest led by the Kerala Government Medical College Teachers Association (KGMCTA).

The association reiterated key issues, including the need to rectify pay irregularities in the entry-level Assistant Professor post and during promotions, and the urgency of expediting PSC appointments to ensure more doctors join medical colleges. It also demanded the immediate release of pending salary revision arrears from 2016 and the granting of full DA arrears, in line with other government employees.

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