Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Junior Doctors Strike at RIMS Kadapa Over Pending Stipends
Some young doctors at a big government hospital called RIMS, in the city of Kadapa, were upset because they had not been paid their monthly training money, called a stipend, for a few months.
About 300 of these junior doctors decided to go on strike on Tuesday.
They stopped helping patients who did not have emergencies, from 9 in the morning until 1 in the afternoon.
Very sick patients who needed urgent care were still helped.
The hospital sees about 1,500 patients every day and cares for more than 600 sick people at a time, so the strike made many patients wait longer.
People who traveled from far away were especially unhappy.
The doctors' group, called the Junior Doctors' Association, talked with officials, but the talks did not solve the problem.
Their leader, Dr Shivraj, asked the officials to pay the pending stipends and give a better stipend without further delay.
The doctors want the hospital to fix the issue so that patients can be helped again.
Around 300 junior doctors at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Kadapa went on strike on Tuesday over pending stipends and other demands.
Reportedly, all medical services were stopped from 9 am to 1 pm, while emergency care continued for urgent patients.
The strike disrupted routine services at the government teaching hospital, which receives around 1,500 outpatients daily and has more than 600 inpatients.
The Junior Doctors' Association said talks with the Director of Medical Education and other officials failed to yield a solution.
Association leader Dr Shivraj urged authorities to implement stipend revision, while senior doctors warned the absence of junior doctors could strain remaining staff.
- Who
- Around 300 junior doctors at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Kadapa, represented by the Junior Doctors' Association led by Dr Shivraj
- What
- A strike halting non-emergency medical services to protest pending stipends and unmet demands, with talks with officials reportedly failing
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- RIMS Hospital, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- Stipends had not been paid for the past few months, and the doctors demand immediate payment and stipend revision
Protesting Doctors
Hospital Authorities
Strike over unpaid stipends
Protesting Doctors
Junior doctors say a strike is necessary because stipends have gone unpaid for months and their other demands remain unresolved.
Hospital Authorities
Authorities held discussions with the protesters, but no solution was reached, leaving routine hospital services disrupted for thousands of patients.
Impact on patient care
Protesting Doctors
Doctors maintain that emergency care continued and that the protest is needed to secure their rightful stipends without delay.
Hospital Authorities
Senior doctors warned that the prolonged absence of junior doctors could put additional pressure on remaining staff and affect routine patient care.
- Hospital
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Kadapa
- Protesting doctors
- Around 300 junior doctors
- Day of strike
- Tuesday
- Services affected
- Non-emergency services stopped; one report says from 9 am to 1 pm
- Emergency services
- Continued during the strike
- Hospital size
- About 1,500 outpatients daily; more than 600 inpatients
- Main demand
- Payment of stipends pending for months and stipend revision
- Talks
- Junior Doctors' Association met the Director of Medical Education and other officials; talks reportedly failed
