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Andhra FMGs on Hunger Strike Over delay in Permanent Registrations

Sanchari ChattopadhyayWritten by Sanchari Chattopadhyay Published On 2025-07-03T18:00:29+05:30  |  Updated On 3 July 2025 6:00 PM IST
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Vijayawada: Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) in Andhra Pradesh have entered the fourth day of a hunger strike, protesting against the Andhra Pradesh Medical Council’s (APMC) continued refusal to issue permanent registrations for more than one year despite the students having fully complied with the guidelines set by the National Medical Commission (NMC).

The protest reflects the frustration and despair of qualified young doctors who are now unable to practice medicine in their home state. The FMGs alleged that the APMC registrar is ignoring official NMC guidelines and creating unofficial obstacles to deny them their professional licenses.

Also Read:Andhra FMGs Oppose 3-year Internship, Protest Demanding Permanent Registration

Several of the protesting graduates highlighted that, although they have cleared all required examinations and met all eligibility criteria as mandated by the NMC, they remain blocked from joining the healthcare workforce.

Posting a video of the ongoing protest on a social media platform, All FMGs Association has stated, “In this country, if you demand justice, you are forcefully silenced. FMGs from Andhra Pradesh, after completing their internships, have been denied permanent registration by the APMC Registrar for months. And now, look at what's happening when someone peacefully raises their voice, the police force has come. They've been on a hunger strike for the past 36 hours. Let's not forget, today is Doctors' Day, and this is the condition of doctors in India.”

Previously, Medical Dialogues reported that the foreign medical graduates from Andhra Pradesh staged a protest at the APMC office in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, alleging that they were being asked to undergo additional internship years, despite not being required to do the same under the National Medical Commission's rules. Another issue that the FMGs have highlighted is that they have not been issued their permanent registration even though they have completed their internship in May 2024.

Speaking to Medical Dialogues, one of the members, the All Foreign Medical Graduate Association (AFA) informed that the medicos had submitted a detailed representation to the authorities, raising several pressing concerns. Their demands included the acceptance of old compensation certificates for PRs (Permanent Registration), reversal of arbitrarily extended two- and three-year internship requirements not in line with NMC rules, and withdrawal of APMC’s March 2025 circular that applied a 10-year rule retroactively. They also sought immediate PR issuance for students who participated in the May and November 2023 counselling rounds and urged recognition of India-based internships by the NMC’s March 2022 circular. The association also demanded that APMC refrain from introducing its own rules. "The police came as well and forcefully asked students to vacate the place of their peaceful protest," stated the doctor.

Also Read:FMG Internship Extension from 2 to 3 years in MP: High Court Defers hearing to June 23

Despite these demands and the fact that some of the other state councils have already acted on similar issues, the APMC has remained reluctant. FMGs have voiced deep frustration over the imposition of extra-duration internships, which they say are being enforced inconsistently and without justification. The FMG internship is applicable to medical graduates from abroad who are residents of Andhra Pradesh. Allegedly, they were being asked to undergo three years of internship for undergoing online classes during the pandemic. However, the FMGs have claimed that they have compensated for their online training, and last year NMC specified that FMGs who have sufficient compensated classes in physical mode for their online classes and thereafter passed the FMGE test, would be eligible to get permanent registration after undergoing internship for one year only.

During General Body Meetings held in May and June 2025, the APMC formally resolved to adopt the NMC norms, accept compensation letters, and exempt qualified FMGs from the controversial 10-year rule. Yet, these decisions have not translated into action, and PRs remain undelivered. With no resolution in sight and the strike entering its fourth day, the situation remains tense.

Also Read:Andhra FMGs Oppose 3-year Internship, Protest Demanding Permanent Registration
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Source : with inputs
Sanchari Chattopadhyay
Sanchari Chattopadhyay

    Sanchari Chattopadhyay has pursued her M.A in English and Culture Studies from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. She likes observing cultural specificities and exploring new places.

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