Telangana junior doctors hold strike demanding timely stipend, better infrastructure facilities

Junior doctors said the Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad is in a bad condition and it poses a safety threat to doctors and also patients with peels of roof falling off.

The representatives of junior doctors also held talks with state health minister D Damodar Rajanarasimha. (Image: X/ @shinenewshyd)

Press Trust of India | June 24, 2024 | 08:58 PM IST

HYDERABAD: Junior doctors in Telangana on Monday began a strike in support of their demands, including timely release of stipends and better infrastructure facilities and security in hospitals. The junior doctors, raising slogans, held protests at various state-run hospitals in the state.

They stayed away from work like outpatient services and elective surgeries. The medicos have held protests, including by blind-folding themselves, in support of their demands earlier. They alleged that the newly-constructed medical colleges in the state did not have proper facilities like washrooms, rest rooms and others.

The Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad is in a bad condition and it poses a safety threat to doctors and also patients with peels of roof falling off, they said. The protesting doctors sought releasing their stipends through a 'green channel' (smooth and without any hindrances) by the government.

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The representatives of junior doctors held talks with state Health Minister D Damodar Rajanarasimha but the talks remained inconclusive. A representative of protesting medicos said the minister responded to their demands. Talking about the response, he said the health department has sent a proposal to the finance department with regard to facilities in hostels.

A meeting would be held with police officials on improving security at various government hospitals, he said, adding that they will take a call on the strike after conveying information on talks to their colleagues at different places in the state.

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