Junior doctors likely to get stipend hike in Telangana
Hyderabad: Fulfilling the demands of the junior doctors in Telangana, the Director of Medical Education in the state have begun the process of raising the stipend amounts given to the junior doctors.
The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) in a recent meeting with the Secretary of Health, Medical & Family Welfare department Syed Ali Rizvi, put up a number of demands including a hike in stipends.
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Further, they demanded the regularization of their duty hours. They stated that the long duty hours where the junior doctors have to keep working between 36 to 48 hours, and sometimes for 72 hours, is affecting the mental and physical health of postgraduate medical students.
The doctors also raised the issue of continuous doctors assault and demanded the creation of a special force as per GO 103 issued on December 30, 2019, to protect them.
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