Telangana junior doctors support Andhra Pradesh counterparts’ strike for better stipends and academic reforms
The Telangana Junior Doctors’ Association has expressed solidarity with Andhra Pradesh doctors currently on strike over stipend revisions and academic reforms. The association criticized the Andhra Pradesh government's proposed pay hikes as insufficient compared to neighboring states.
Why it matters
Reflects labor unrest in the medical sector and the influence of regional policy precedents on professional welfare.
The Telangana Junior Doctors’ Association (T-JUDA) has extended its support to the Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors’ Association (AP JUDA), which has been on strike for more than a fortnight demanding revision of stipends and other academic and structural changes.
In a statement issued on Monday (August 24), T-JUDA said it stood in solidarity with nearly 9,000 house surgeons, postgraduate and super-speciality residents, senior residents and District Residency Programme doctors across government medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
T-JUDA rejected the Andhra Pradesh government’s proposed 5% hike for interns and an incremental 3% annual revision for postgraduate and super-speciality doctors, terming it inadequate and inconsistent with the existing government order. It also disputed claims that a 3% annual increase was in line with practices in other Southern States.
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