Doctors’ body seeks release of pending salaries for govt. medical college teachers
The A.P. Government Doctors’ Association is demanding the immediate release of pending salaries for teaching doctors in government medical colleges. The association is also pushing for the implementation of the 2016 UGC pay revision to address financial grievances.
Why it matters
Labor disputes in the medical sector can impact the stability of public health infrastructure and the quality of medical education.
The A.P. Government Doctors’ Association (APGDA) has demanded the immediate release of pending salaries for teaching doctors working in government medical colleges without further delay.
At the State-level conference organised by the APGDA in Vijayawada on Saturday, the association State president D. Jayadheer Babu and general secretary B. Ramesh Kumar urged the government to implement the 2016 University Grants Commission (UGC) pay revision.
A.P. JAC Amaravati State chairman Bopparaju Venkateswarlu said government doctors played a crucial role in protecting public health and the government had a responsibility to safeguard their financial and service-related benefits. He assured the gathering that the doctors’ grievances would be brought to the government’s attention.
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