Junior doctors’ stir paralyses services in govt hospitals.

The students, who have been protesting for one year now are seeking an increase in stipend. They are often required to work for more than 24 hours at a stretch without having weekly offs or compensatory offs. They work all seven days a week, putting in 80-100 hours of work. Presently, paid a stipend of Rs 15,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 30,000 for house surgeons. The last hike in stipend was in 2011.

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