Delay in stipend disbursement: Telangana Doctors Demand Timely Stipend, approach DME

Hyderabad: Telangana Junior doctors recently approached the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) Dr. B Triveni over the issue of pending stipend to resident doctors. The doctors under the Telangana Junior Doctors' Association (TJUDA) have alleged that first-year PG students have not received their stipend since September. 

The issue is not only limited to the first-year PG medicos, but allegedly even other students including the senior resident doctors are yet to receive their stipend for December.

This is not the first time that the junior doctors in Telangana have approached the Government authorities over the issue of pending stipend. Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that last year in December, TJUDA planned to go on strike demanding their stipend. As part of the strike, the doctors intended to refuse to perform elective OP duties at government hospitals in the state.

However, at that time, the association called off their proposed strike after receiving assurance from Health Minister Raja Narasimha. At that time, the Minister had promised that the stipends for the junior and senior resident doctors would be paid on time by the 15th of each month. During the meeting with the Minister, DME, JUDA and SRDA, several discussions were conducted to address the concerns of the doctors.