Thiruvananthapuram: In protest against the government’s failure to address faculty and infrastructure shortages, heavy workload, and delayed pay revisions, faculty from various government medical colleges under the Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) are observing a ‘Black Day’ today. The association has blamed the government’s policies for disrupting the functioning of medical colleges in Kerala. In response, KGMCTA has planned demonstrations in front of all government medical colleges and the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) office on September 23. Also read- Kerala now has medical colleges in each districtThe protest comes amid severe staff and infrastructure shortages at Konni and Idukki medical colleges, which have placed doctors under immense pressure. KGMCTA raised concerns over faculty shortages, inadequate infrastructure, temporary teacher transfers, heavy workloads, and delayed pay revisions.