Unpaid Stipend for 5 Months: GMC Ambernath Resident Doctors Declare Indefinite Strike
Doctors Strike
Thane: Protesting against the pending stipend disbursement for the last five months, the senior resident doctors at Government Medical College Ambernath have declared an indefinite strike starting 3:00 PM today, 13th August 2025, if their dues remain uncleared within the next 48 hours.
"This decision has been taken with deep regret, only after exhausting every possible avenue for resolution. While emergency services will continue uninterrupted, all non-essential services will be withdrawn until our rightful stipends are released," the President of the GMC Ambernath Chapter of Maharashtra Senior Resident Doctors' Association (MSRDA) said in a release.
Writing to the Dean of the Institute on Monday, the GMC Ambernath Chapter of Maharashtra Senior Resident Doctors' Association (MSRDA) made a final appeal regarding the non-payment of stipends to all Senior Residents (bonded and non-bonded) for the past 4-5 months, since April/May 2025.
The doctors pointed out that as senior residents, they are continuing to discharge their clinical duties, teaching responsibilities, and emergency services with unwavering dedication, even while facing extreme financial distress.
They highlighted that the non-payment of rightful stipends has now reached intolerable levels, reflecting institutional apathy towards resident welfare, and despite multiple verbal assurances and informal reminders, no concrete action has been taken to resolve the crisis.
Therefore, in their final appeal, the resident doctors demanded the authorities to release all pending stipends within 48 hours without any further delay, establish a transparent payment mechanism to prevent future delays, issue a written commitment regarding timely stipend disbursement moving forward.
Announcing their decision to initiate an indefinite strike if their demands are not met, the doctors mentioned in the letter, "We regret to inform you that if no concrete action is initiated within the stipulated 48-hour period, the resident doctors of GMC Ambernath will be left with no option but to proceed with complete withdrawal of non essential services (strike). The responsibility for any consequent disruption in healthcare services will solely lie with the administration. We sincerely hope this extreme step can be avoided through your prompt intervention. This is our final appeal before taking collective action. Awaiting your immediate response and action."
Speaking to Medical Dialogues, the President of MSRDA GMCA, Dr. Jaiganesh R. said, "Until DMER is releasing our stipend grant or deadline to release it and giving assurance that it will not happen in future, the strike will continue."
"We don't want further delay in stipend, also every month we should get our stipend on time, it's our right," he added.
