Udaipur: MB Hospital resolves Stipend Dispute, Resident doctors call off strike

Udaipur: The resident doctors in Rajasthan called off their strike on Thursday after receiving their overdue stipend. The strike had been initiated in protest against the administration of MB Hospital in Udaipur. 

In addition to receiving the pending stipend amount, the doctors have also been given assurances by the administration regarding the regularization of stipend issues in the future.   

Previously, around 600 resident physicians participated in a protest organized by the Udaipur Resident Doctors Association (URDA), where they refused to perform duties at the hospital. The main reason for the strike was the continuous irregularities in payment of their stipend, salary, HRA, and arrears for the last year. Despite multiple notifications to the administration, the doctors claimed that there was no progress in addressing their concerns.  

The interns have also united with the resident doctors, sharing their concern that the challenges faced by the resident doctors could impact them in the future too.  

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However, the administration took into consideration their complaints and disbursed the overdue stipend to the doctors. As a result, the doctors ended their strike and resumed their duties at 11 pm on Thursday.  

Speaking to Medical Dialogues, Dr Jatin Prajapati, General Secretary of URDA said, "We have had multiple discussions with the authorities to resolve these irregularities, but we have only received false hope and promises. Resident Doctors also have families and financial obligations, including loans, mortgages, and fees. Due to these payment irregularities, our doctors have to take out additional loans to pay back their EMIs."  

"Currently, the strike has been called off. Resident doctors resumed their duties at 11 PM on Thursday. The pending stipend has been credited to our account. The authorities have assured us that these issues will be addressed promptly in the future." he added.   

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