Today, an intern delegation met the OSD to Health Minister Sakina Masood Itoo and the Director General of Finance over the long-pending stipend hike for MBBS/BDS interns of J&K.
Instead of a concrete resolution, we were met with humiliating remarks. The OSD reportedly told us that the government was doing us a favour by providing free medical education.
Since when has public expenditure become anyone’s personal charity? The money belongs to the taxpayers of J&K, not to ministers or bureaucrats. We earn our degrees through merit, sacrifice and relentless hard work.
Thirty days of written assurance, another week of waiting, repeated meetings—and still no implementation order. When it comes to making commitments, the assurances flow freely; when it comes to delivering, the excuses never end.
Calling doctors beneficiaries of government generosity while dismissing their legitimate concerns is an insult to the entire medical profession. It takes neither courage nor leadership to lecture struggling interns; it takes accountability to honour your word.
The authorities should answer the people instead of humiliating their doctors. If the government cannot fulfil its commitments, it must take responsibility for the consequences of its continued inaction.
We will not trade our dignity for another hollow assurance. No more deadlines. No more empty words. We demand the order and its immediate implementation.
To the OSD: Either you take us for fools, or you seriously underestimate the intelligence of the people you are dealing with. Your conduct today reflected a complete lack of courage and accountability, making you appear more like a puppet of the government than an officer willing to stand by his word. Your actions have severely undermined your credibility and the respect your office is expected to command.
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J&K intern doctors go on strike
Intern doctors at J&K’s Bemina go on hunger strike, demand immediate hike on monthly stipend
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#WATCH | Intern doctors in #Kashmir have been on #strike for the past four days over their pending demands. They have now warned that if they do not receive a positive response from the concerned departments or the government within the next 2–3 days, they will intensify their protest and begin a #hunger strike.
J&K MBBS Interns Announce Strike From August 31 Over Stipend Demand Interns Seek Revision of Monthly Stipend to ₹30,000, Say Protest Will Be Union Territory-Wide
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While UP raises its intern stipend to ₹25,000, when will J&K Govt deliver justice to J&K medical interns?
J&K medical Interns continue to wait in limbo despite grueling duties. Fair pay is a right, not a favor!
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1) Intern stipend hike in J&K ignored for years; voices allegedly silenced.
2) In GMC Rajouri outsiders reportedly enter labour rooms, threaten doctors, and still no FIR.
3) In GMC Doda animals roam inside hospital premises.
What is the healthcare system doing in J&K?
उमर सरकार में जम्मू-कश्मीर की स्वास्थ्य व्यवस्था पूरी तरह बदहाल है। डॉक्टरों और medical interns की वास्तविक मांगों को सुनने के बजाय उन्हें समन भेजकर डराने की कोशिश की जा रही है। जो सरकार अपने स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों को सम्मान और समाधान नहीं दे सकती, वह जम्मू-कश्मीर की जनता को बेहतर स्वास्थ्य सेवाएं कैसे देगी?
JKSA stands in solidarity with MBBS interns, PGs & junior doctors raising legitimate concerns over stipend enhancement and excessive workload. Genuine grievances deserve dialogue and systemic reform—not disciplinary action.
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Doctors at GMC Anantnag who flagged their legitimate demand of increasing stipend for medical interns in J&K have been ‘summoned’ for ‘violating’ college norms.
Pray tell what rule have they broken? Is articulating one’s grievance peacefully also a crime? Our doctors deserve dignity along with redressal of their genuine demands.
Unbelievable that Health Minister is instead ensuring they are punished. Intolerance at its peak.
Request @DCAnantnag@DrBilalbhatIAS for their kind intervention.
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Omar Govt’s failing health system stands exposed once again — even MBBS & BDS interns are being forced to struggle for their rightful stipend hike.
While young doctors serve the people of J&K, Omar Abdullah’s government continues to deliver only delays, excuses and administrative apathy.
"30-hour shifts, endless duties, trauma and taunts for Rs 12,300" says MBBS interns in Jammu and Kashmir as they urge government to increase their stipend and ensure fair pay for healthcare workers.
Video: Social Media
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#VIDEO || After 30-hour shifts, endless duties and years of hard work, we are surviving on Rs 12,300 a month while going through trauma every single day. We are not asking for charity — we are demanding our rights and dignity as healthcare workers,” an MBBS intern said in an emotional appeal to the Jammu and Kashmir government.
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MBBS interns in Jammu & Kashmir are being paid just ₹12,300/month. That’s nearly ₹400 a day for handling emergencies, ICU duties, labour rooms, wards, night shifts, and brutal 24–36 hour duties.
One of the LOWEST intern stipends in India.
Meanwhile, states like Assam & West Bengal are paying ₹30,000+.
For 3 YEARS, promises of stipend hikes have been made. For 3 YEARS, nothing has changed.
The system wants young doctors to work like machines, survive on peanuts, and stay silent.
Cheap labour in the name of “training” is exploitation.
Pay MBBS interns what they deserve.
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