Hyderabad: Junior doctors in Telangana staged indefinite strike from 24^th June to solve their long pending issues. Nearly 6,000 junior doctors from 26 medical colleges in the State are participating in the indefinite strike.

They alleged the State Government has not acted on their long-pending demands such as a green channel for timely disbursement of stipends to junior doctors, house surgeons and others. The junior doctors will be boycotting out-patient services, elective surgeries and ward duties.

Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) on June 18^th submitted a letter to the director of medical education, listing their demands and intimating the DME about a strike from Monday in case the authorities failed to take tangible action.

In response to the doctors’ demands, the finance department on Saturday issued orders to the DME to release funds worth Rs 123.32 crore for the year 2024–25.