Telangana Doctors Press Bill to Overhaul TVVP After December Salaries Go Unpaid
The association seeks to move the hospital network under the Secondary Health directorate to end recurring payroll delays.
Overview
- As of December 25, hundreds of TVVP doctors had not received their December pay, with TGGDA citing financial and mental strain.
- TGGDA asked the state to table legislation in the Assembly session beginning December 29 to place TVVP under the Directorate of Secondary Health Services.
- The group argued the corporation model enables chronic delays and called the shift the only permanent fix.
- Leaders demanded a system guaranteeing salary credit on the first of every month and warned of further action if the issue persists.
- TVVP oversees nearly 180 hospitals and health centres statewide, underscoring the scale of the disruption.