Overview
- APJUDA announced on Sunday that participating junior and resident doctors will stop emergency work, including ICU, casualty and labour‑room duties, from 8 a.m. on Monday, August 17.
- The action affects services at all 19 government medical colleges and roughly 9,000 junior doctors who have been part of a phased strike since August 11.
- Doctors say their core demand is a clear, written, time‑bound government order to revise stipends; APJUDA seeks about a 30% increase while the IMA says a 15% revision due from January 1, 2026 under G.O.Ms.No.287 remains unpaid.
- Negotiations stalled after officials reportedly offered small increases—around 3% for postgraduates and 5% for interns and house surgeons—which APJUDA called inadequate.
- The IMA has publicly backed the junior doctors and urged the Health Minister and state leaders to hold immediate talks to prevent prolonged disruption of critical care.