Andhra hospitals on strike over unpaid bills

India Oct 11, 2025

Private medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh are standing with network hospitals, who have gone on strike because the government hasn't paid ₹2,700 crore owed under the NTR Vaidya Seva scheme.
While college staff aren't striking yet due to ongoing exams, they've warned they'll join if payments keep getting delayed.

Thousands of patients stuck without treatment

This strike has seriously disrupted hospital services—pre-authorisation requests have dropped from 8,500 to just 3,000 a day.
Thousands of patients who rely on the scheme for affordable care are now stuck without treatment.
With patient admissions under this scheme jumping from 20% in 2010, both hospitals and people needing care now face uncertainty about what comes next.