Archive · 23 Aug 2026
AYUSH Students’ Stipend Parity Strike Enters Twentieth Day
AYUSH students and trainee doctors in Warangal have been protesting for 20 days.
They want to receive the same stipends as allopathy trainees.
They have also been holding a relay hunger protest for seven days.
The protesters say the government understands their problem but has not made a final decision.
They are asking the government to issue an official order.
The students say they would rather return to caring for patients.
They believe delays are preventing them from doing their hospital work normally.
They plan to continue their peaceful protest until their demand is addressed.
AYUSH students, interns and house surgeons at Ananthalakshmi Government Ayurveda Medical College & Hospital have been on indefinite strike for 20 days.
Their relay hunger protest has entered its seventh day.
The protesters are demanding a government order granting stipends equal to those received by allopathy trainees.
Telangana AYUSH JAC joint secretary Dr. Rohith Basre said officials have acknowledged the grievance but have not issued the promised order.
The protesters said they will continue intensifying their peaceful agitation until stipend parity is granted.
- Who
- AYUSH students, interns and house surgeons at Ananthalakshmi Government Ayurveda Medical College & Hospital, supported by the Telangana AYUSH JAC.
- What
- They are holding an indefinite strike and relay hunger protest to demand stipend parity with allopathy trainees.
- When
- The indefinite strike has lasted 20 days, and the relay hunger protest has lasted seven days.
- Where
- Ananthalakshmi Government Ayurveda Medical College & Hospital in Warangal.
- Why
- They want the state government to issue a government order granting them stipends equal to those received by allopathy trainees.
AYUSH Protesters
State Government Position
Stipend decision
AYUSH Protesters
The protesters demand an immediate government order providing stipends equal to those received by allopathy trainees.
State Government Position
The protesters say officials have acknowledged their grievance and expressed sympathy, but have not issued a final order.
Return to clinical duties
AYUSH Protesters
AYUSH doctors say they are ready to provide patient care and want the order issued so they can return to hospital duties.
State Government Position
No final government decision or response beyond the reported acknowledgements is described in the article.
- Strike duration
- 20 days
- Relay hunger protest
- Seven days
- Main demand
- A government order granting stipend parity with allopathy trainees
- Protesters
- AYUSH students, interns and house surgeons
- Institution
- Ananthalakshmi Government Ayurveda Medical College & Hospital
- Location
- Warangal
- Stated next step
- Continue and intensify the peaceful agitation until the order is issued