Quote Originally Posted by sougata View Post
Hi,

Try using a pullup 2.7K resistor on the PIN.

While touching the pin you may induce quite a few volts(k) so perhaps it is not a good practice. PICs are sensitive to esd which may kill them.
I can't use a WPU because I want this pin LOW by default.

Huh... Yes, I know about ESD, I should be more careful. Anyway PICs are pretty tough.