Kannur Mental Health Review Board Medical Practitioner Member 2026

Keralam State Mental Health Authority invites applications for one Medical Practitioner member of the Mental Health Review Board at Kannur under its notification dated 6 October 2026. Eligibility is tied to the medical-practitioner definition in section 2(1)(n) and the appointment provision in section 74(1)(c) of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017. The attached form asks for educational, occupational and mental-health experience details, a CV, and self-attested degree, postgraduate and medical-council registration documents where applicable. The notice lists disqualifications involving conviction for moral-turpitude offences, insolvency, dismissal from Government-controlled employment, prejudicial financial interests and assignments that prevent adequate attention to board work. Holding political-party office during tenure is also disqualifying. The term is five years or until age 70, whichever comes first, with reappointment governed by the stated rule. Honorarium depends on the appointee’s status: ₹2,000 monthly for a serving Government medical practitioner; the prescribed last-pay-minus-pension arrangement capped at ₹50,000 for a retired Government practitioner; or ₹1,000 per sitting plus TA for the other stated category. This is a statutory-board appointment, so these status-dependent amounts should not be described as one universal salary. Download the actual application form included in the official notification, complete it, sign and attach the requested self-attested records and CV. Send or deliver the application in an envelope superscribed for the Kannur Board member position to the Chief Executive Officer, State Mental Health Authority, Red Cross Road, Trivandrum 695035. It must arrive before 17:15 on 23 October 2026.