Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Jagan Urges Naidu to Resolve Andhra Junior Doctors’ Strike
Junior doctors in Andhra Pradesh are protesting about their stipends and other work-related demands.
They work in government hospitals and medical colleges.
About 9,000 doctors from 19 colleges are involved, according to the report.
Their association wants stipends raised by 30 percent.
The doctors have stopped working in some emergency areas, intensive care units and operation theatres.
This has made it harder for some patients to receive care.
Hospital managers have used senior teachers and assistant surgeons to help run important wards.
Former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is asking Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to meet the doctors and settle the dispute.
YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy urged Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to negotiate with striking junior doctors.
Nearly 9,000 doctors from 19 government medical colleges have reportedly protested for two weeks over stipend revision.
The Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association is seeking a 30% stipend increase, citing a revision pending since January 2026.
Doctors have boycotted emergency services, intensive care units and operation theatres, affecting maternal and paediatric care.
The association also opposes raising senior doctors’ retirement age and seeks assistant-professor recruitment under National Medical Commission norms.
- Who
- Nearly 9,000 interns, postgraduate doctors, super-speciality doctors and senior residents represented by the Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association; YS Jagan Mohan Reddy urged Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to intervene.
- What
- Junior doctors are striking over stipend revisions and additional demands concerning senior-doctor retirement age and assistant-professor recruitment.
- When
- The protest had continued for two weeks; the requested stipend revision is described as pending since January 2026.
- Where
- Government medical colleges and hospitals across Andhra Pradesh, involving 19 government medical colleges.
- Why
- The doctors seek a 30% stipend increase, withdrawal of a proposed retirement-age change, and recruitment of MSc and PhD candidates under National Medical Commission norms.
Jagan and Junior Doctors’ Position
Reported State Government Position
Stipend revision
Jagan and Junior Doctors’ Position
The Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association seeks a 30% increase, while Jagan says doctors should receive an appropriate revision and criticizes a reported 3% to 5% proposal.
Reported State Government Position
The state government is reported to have proposed increasing stipends by 3% to 5%, though the article does not include a direct government response.
Handling the strike
Jagan and Junior Doctors’ Position
Jagan says the government should immediately invite doctors for talks and resolve their demands because hospital services and poor patients are being affected.
Reported State Government Position
The article reports that hospital administrations deployed senior faculty members and assistant surgeons to manage critical wards, but it does not state the government’s broader position on negotiations.
Related policy demands
Jagan and Junior Doctors’ Position
The doctors seek withdrawal of a proposal to raise senior doctors’ retirement age from 62 to 65 and want MSc and PhD candidates recruited as assistant professors under National Medical Commission norms.
Reported State Government Position
The article identifies these as government-related proposals or recruitment practices opposed by the doctors, without providing a direct state-government explanation.
- Protesting doctors
- Nearly 9,000 interns, postgraduate doctors, super-speciality doctors and senior residents
- Institutions involved
- 19 government medical colleges across Andhra Pradesh
- Protest duration
- Two weeks at the time of the report
- Stipend demand
- A 30% increase, pending since January 2026
- Services affected
- Emergency services, intensive care units, operation theatres, maternal care and paediatric care
- Government proposal criticized
- A reported stipend increase of 3% to 5%
- Other demands
- No increase in senior doctors’ retirement age from 62 to 65, and assistant-professor recruitment under National Medical Commission norms