Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh Raises Medical Student Stipends After Doctors’ Strike
The Andhra Pradesh government has increased the money paid to medical students working in government colleges.
MBBS and BDS house surgeons will get 10% more.
Postgraduate, super-specialty, MDS and DNB students will get 5% more under the detailed order.
The new rates apply from January 1, 2026.
The government will spend about Rs 34.08 crore more each year.
Junior doctors had asked for higher stipends and nearly 9,000 went on strike last month.
Their strike affected some services in government teaching hospitals.
The government also ordered a 3.5% annual increase from January 1, 2027, and thereafter.
Andhra Pradesh increased stipends for MBBS and BDS house surgeons by 10% from January 1, 2026.
PG, super-specialty PG, MDS and DNB students received a 5% stipend increase under the detailed government order.
Revised monthly stipends range from Rs 28,497 for house surgeons to Rs 89,355 for third-year super-specialty students.
The revision adds approximately Rs 34.08 crore annually to the government’s existing stipend expenditure.
Nearly 9,000 junior doctors had staged an indefinite strike after seeking a larger increase; one report describes the strike’s disruption to several hospital services.
- Who
- The Government of Andhra Pradesh and junior doctors, including MBBS, BDS, postgraduate, super-specialty, MDS and DNB students.
- What
- The government raised stipends by 10% for MBBS and BDS house surgeons and by 5% for PG, super-specialty PG, MDS and DNB students.
- When
- The revised rates take effect from January 1, 2026; the government ordered further annual increases from January 1, 2027.
- Where
- Government medical and dental colleges and government teaching hospitals in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The revision followed demands from the Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association, discussions with an expert committee and a related Andhra Pradesh High Court order.
Junior Doctors’ Demands
Government’s Approved Plan
Size of increase
Junior Doctors’ Demands
Junior doctors initially sought a 30% increase and rejected an earlier proposal as inadequate before welcoming the revised decision.
Government’s Approved Plan
The government approved a 10% increase for MBBS and BDS house surgeons and 5% for the other categories covered by the detailed order, citing financial considerations during the review process.
Timing and frequency
Junior Doctors’ Demands
The doctors sought enhancement from January 1, 2026, after the demand remained pending since that date.
Government’s Approved Plan
The government made the revised rates effective from January 1, 2026, and ordered a 3.5% annual increase from January 1, 2027.
Strike and hospital services
Junior Doctors’ Demands
Nearly 9,000 junior doctors went on an indefinite strike to press their demands.
Government’s Approved Plan
The government negotiated through an expert committee and issued revised stipend orders; one report said the strike disrupted non-emergency care, ICUs, casualty wards and labor rooms.
Reported super-specialty rate
Junior Doctors’ Demands
One report states that super-specialty students received a 3.5% increase.
Government’s Approved Plan
The detailed government-order report states that super-specialty PG students received a 5% increase and that 3.5% is the annual increase beginning in 2027.
- MBBS and BDS increase
- 10%
- PG, super-specialty, MDS and DNB increase
- 5% under the detailed government order
- House surgeon stipend
- Rs 25,906 increased to Rs 28,497 per month
- Third-year super-specialty stipend
- Rs 89,355 per month
- Additional annual expenditure
- Approximately Rs 34.08 crore
- Junior doctors involved in strike
- Nearly 9,000
- Future annual increase
- 3.5% from January 1, 2027, continuing thereafter
