MP: 8,000 junior doctors on strike, outpatient services hit
About 8,000 junior doctors across Madhya Pradesh have walked off the job, leading to long waits and delays at government hospitals.
They're protesting for a long-promised stipend hike that was supposed to kick in last year but still hasn't happened.
Outpatient care and scheduled surgeries are mostly on pause, though emergency services are still running.
Junior doctors' demands
The Junior Doctors Association (JDA) says they won't return until their stipend is revised and pending payments are cleared.
Dr. Yashveer Gurjar said the association would continue to protest until their demands are met.
Colleges in cities like Bhopal and Indore have joined in too, with junior doctors' grievances tied to commitments made after the 2021 strike and to the unimplemented stipend revision due April 2025.