THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The salary of the doctors of government medical colleges in the state has been hiked. The cabinet that convened here today decided to implement the pay hike. The doctors will be given hike including the arrears from January 1, 2016. The salary revision of medical college doctors is taking place after 14 years.

The teachers organization of government medical college was observing black day in protest against the delay in salary revision. They had also decided to begin an indefinite non-cooperation strike from September 3 onwards. It was in between this the government approved the salary revision. The doctors of the medical colleges were neglected at a time when salary for majority of government employees were hiked once in five years.