India News | Junior Doctors Hold Strike in Telangana
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Junior doctors in Telangana on Monday began a strike in support of their demands, including timely release of stipends and better infrastructure facilities and security in hospitals.
Hyderabad, Jun 24 (PTI) Junior doctors in Telangana on Monday began a strike in support of their demands, including timely release of stipends and better infrastructure facilities and security in hospitals.
The junior doctors, raising slogans, held protests at various state-run hospitals in the state. They stayed away from work like outpatient services and elective surgeries.
The medicos have held protests, including by blind-folding themselves, in support of their demands earlier.
They alleged that the newly-constructed medical colleges in the state did not have proper facilities like washrooms, rest rooms and others.
The Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad is in a bad condition and it poses a safety threat to doctors and also patients with peels of roof falling off, they said.
The protesting doctors sought releasing their stipends through a 'green channel' (smooth and without any hindrances) by the government.
The representatives of junior doctors held talks with state Health Minister D Damodar Rajanarasimha but the talks remained inconclusive.
A representative of protesting medicos said the minister responded to their demands.
Talking about the response, he said the health department has sent a proposal to the finance department with regard to facilities in hostels.
A meeting would be held with police officials on improving security at various government hospitals, he said, adding that they will take a call on the strike after conveying information on talks to their colleagues at different places in the state.
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