Srinagar, Aug 31: MBBS and BDS interns staged peaceable demonstrations at numerous authorities medical establishments throughout Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, demanding a rise of their internship stipend.
The protests had been held at Authorities Medical Faculties and SKIMS Bemina, amongst different establishments, the place interns gathered and raised slogans in assist of their demand for a revision of the stipend paid through the obligatory internship interval.
The protesting interns mentioned they work lengthy hours and undertake vital medical tasks throughout their internship, together with aiding medical doctors, attending to sufferers and performing duties that contribute to the functioning of healthcare establishments.
#Watch | MBBS Interns from GMC Srinagar go on strike, demanding a rise of their month-to-month stipend pic.twitter.com/TWGvPS5inC
— Higher Kashmir (@GreaterKashmir) August 31, 2026
They maintained that the prevailing stipend doesn’t adequately mirror the workload, tasks and contribution of interns to the healthcare system.
The interns urged the Jammu and Kashmir administration to take up the problem on precedence and provoke measures for revising the internship stipend.
Additionally they sought the intervention of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Well being and Medical Training Minister Sakina Itoo, urging them to think about their demand and take a beneficial determination.
The demonstrations remained peaceable, with the interns saying they might proceed to pursue their demand by means of democratic and peaceable means.
The protesters mentioned a rise within the stipend would offer monetary aid to medical and dental graduates throughout their internship whereas additionally recognising the tasks they shoulder in authorities healthcare establishments.
The interns have appealed to the authorities to provoke dialogue with their representatives and tackle the problem on the earliest. (KNS)
