Overview
- The state government issued G.O. Ms. 141 on Monday formalizing a one‑time stipend increase retroactive to January 1, 2026 and a uniform annual rise of 3.5% from January 1, 2027.
- The order sets a 10% rise for MBBS/BDS interns and a 5% rise for postgraduate, super‑speciality, MDS and DNB trainees and estimates an added fiscal cost of about ₹34.08 crore per year.
- The government published new monthly rates, for example raising house surgeons from ₹25,905 to ₹28,497 and first‑year postgraduates from ₹60,823 to ₹63,864.
- The Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association rejected the order as unilateral, served a legal notice citing the High Court case WP (PIL) No 193 of 2026, and says talks and compliance remain unresolved.
- About 9,000 junior doctors staged an indefinite strike in August that disrupted non‑emergency services, and the dispute over pay, annual raise cadence and exclusion of some categories continues to shape hospital staffing and negotiations.