Archive · 12 Aug 2026
AP Junior Doctors Strike as Government Talks Break Down
Doctors are people who help sick people get better.
Some young doctors in training work in hospitals in a place called Andhra Pradesh.
These junior doctors take care of patients while they learn.
The doctors wanted more money for their work.
They asked the government to give them a 30 percent pay increase.
The doctors and the government talked about it many times, but they could not agree.
So the doctors decided to go on strike.
A strike means they stop doing some of their work to show they are upset.
They will not do normal, non-critical jobs between 9 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon.
But they promised that very sick people in the ICU will still be taken care of.
The doctors also started hunger strikes to show how serious they are.
They hope the government will listen and give them a fair pay raise.
Talks between the Andhra Pradesh government and APJUDA junior doctors' unions failed to yield an agreement.
Junior doctors began a phase-2 protest today demanding a 30 per cent increase in stipend.
The union announced a boycott of non-critical services between 9 am and 4 pm.
Doctors began relay hunger strikes from today as part of the protest.
Critical care services, including the ICU, will remain functional during the strike.
- Who
- Junior doctors belonging to APJUDA doctors' unions and the Andhra Pradesh government
- What
- Junior doctors began a phase-2 strike, boycotting non-critical services and holding relay hunger strikes to demand a 30 per cent stipend hike
- When
- The phase-2 protest began today
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- Several rounds of talks with the government failed to yield an agreement on the demand for a 30 per cent stipend increase
Junior Doctors
State Government
Stipend hike
Junior Doctors
Doctors demand a 30 per cent increase in stipend and other related issues.
State Government
Talks with the government failed to yield an agreement, with authorities not conceding to the demands.
Strike action
Junior Doctors
Doctors escalated to a phase-2 protest, boycotting non-critical services and starting relay hunger strikes.
State Government
Authorities and doctors remain in constant consultation as the standoff continues.
- Location
- Andhra Pradesh
- Stipend hike demanded
- 30 per cent
- Protest phase
- Phase-2
- Boycott timing
- 9 am to 4 pm
- Services boycotted
- Non-critical services
- Services maintained
- Critical care, including ICU
- Additional action
- Relay hunger strikes
- Talks status
- Broke down without agreement