Andhra sets annual stipend rise for junior doctors from 2027
Andhra Pradesh has set a 3.5% annual increase in junior doctors’ stipends from 2027, while interns will receive a 10% rise and postgraduate doctors 5% in 2026. The Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors’ Association rejected the order, saying it was issued unilaterally and should be reconsidered.
Andhra Pradesh has fixed a 3.5% annual increase in junior doctors’ stipends from 2027, according to an order identified as G.O. Ms. No.
141. The order was issued a month after a strike by junior doctors ended, according to The Hindu. It also provides for stipend increases of 10% for interns and 5% for postgraduate doctors in 2026.
The Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors’ Association rejected the order. The association said the decision had been taken unilaterally and asked the government to reconsider it. The supplied material does not state the current stipend amounts, the government’s reasons for setting the increases or the demands made during the strike.
It also gives no details about the government’s response to the association’s objection. The dispute therefore centres on the level and timing of the increases set out in the order.
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