Medical students, parents demand better stipends, improved infra
Medical students and parents in Vijayawada held a protest demanding increased government medical college seats and improved infrastructure. They also called for reduced workloads for interns and higher stipends to match the rising cost of living.
Why it matters
The protest highlights systemic issues in medical education and the welfare of healthcare trainees in India, which impacts the quality of future medical services.
Students and parents staged a relay hunger strike at the Dharna Chowk in Vijayawada on Sunday demanding that the number of seats in government medical colleges in the State be increased according to the National Medical Commission (NMC) norms.
The protesting persons, members of NEET Parents Association, also demanded that the 36-hour workload being imposed on undergraduate and postgraduate students undergoing internships be reduced immediately.
The association members also said that medical colleges should be provided with adequate infrastructure and that educational standards should be improved. They also demanded that stipends for students undergoing internships be increased in line with rising prices of essential commodities.
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