The Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association (ABJDA) has appealed to the government to increase the stipend for junior doctors studying in state government medical teaching hospitals. The leaders have requested that the current stipend given to house surgeons, medical PG students, super specialty students and senior residents be increased by 30 percent. They said that the previous Health Minister had promised to increase the stipend three times in the past, but it has not materialized yet.
They have requested that a decision be taken immediately on the increase in stipend in recognition of the services of junior doctors. To this end, last week, the executive members of the ABJDA, led by the state president of the Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association, Dr. U. Eshwar Shankar (Guntur Medical College), submitted a petition to the Health Minister Satyakumar Yadav. The minister responded positively to their demands and assured that an appropriate decision would be taken soon.