Doctors’ bodies urge NMC action over stipend, infrastructure issues at Telangana college
Medical associations are calling for National Medical Commission intervention at a Telangana medical college due to unpaid stipends and poor infrastructure. Resident doctors report exploitative working conditions and a lack of basic amenities.
Why it matters
It highlights systemic issues in medical education and the welfare of resident doctors in India.
The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA), Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) and the Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA) have extended support to the protesting MD/MS postgraduate resident doctors of Dr. Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences in Telangana and requested the intervention of the National Medical Commission (NMC) with regard to alleged non-payment of stipends, inadequate infrastructure and harassment of residents.
In a representation on Tuesday, FAIMA and HRDA wrote to the NMC chairman seeking regulatory action against the institute management for alleged violations of resident welfare norms and State government orders. The association alleged that the institution had failed to provide basic necessities to first-year postgraduate resident doctors despite clear directives on postgraduate training and welfare.
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