Govt. refuses 15% stipend hike citing financial situation, jr. doctors skip emergency services
A.P. Junior Doctors’ Association and A.P. Government Doctors’ Association have rejected annual raise of a smaller sum proposed by the govt., Health Dept. asks private medical colleges to depute doctors to government medical colleges to ensure uninterrupted services
On the eighth day of their strike, junior doctors in Andhra Pradesh have halted providing emergency services at government teaching hospitals. The State government has declined their demand for a 15% biannual stipend hike, citing the current financial situation. Instead, the government proposes a smaller annual increase. The release from the Department of Health, Medical and Family Welfare states that the State spends around ₹586.08 crore annually on stipends for 9,501 MBBS and BDS interns, PG students, super-speciality students, MD and DNB trainees.
A 15% increase would add about ₹87.91 crore to the annual expenditure. The government has also asked private medical colleges to send doctors to government medical colleges to maintain uninterrupted services.
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