HALDWANI: A total of 124 MBBS interns at Government Medical College Haldwani will begin an indefinite strike from Monday to demand an increase in their monthly stipend. They are seeking a rise from 17 thousand to 30 thousand.
The interns will hold the protest at the Dr. Sushila Tiwari Hospital campus between 10 am and 2 pm. In a memorandum submitted to the principal, they said they would not perform their regular internship duties during the strike.
The proposed action could affect routine work linked to patients in the hospital’s outpatient department, wards and various clinical departments. Interns generally assist senior and resident doctors with patient examinations, ward monitoring, files and reports, patient movement between departments and other regular medical activities.
Emergency services to continue
The interns have said emergency services will not be affected. Treatment of patients in the emergency department will continue during the protest.
However, their 4-hour absence from regular duties may increase the workload on other medical staff in departments. The interns’ stated demand is limited to an increase in the stipend they currently receive.
Government Medical College Haldwani Principal Dr Ajay Arya said the interns were students and had been cooperative. He said hospital arrangements would not be affected.
The strike is planned as an indefinite action, although the daily protest schedule mentioned in the memorandum covers the period from 10 am to 2 pm. The available information does not state whether the stipend demand has been accepted or whether negotiations have been scheduled.
Impact on hospital work
Interns support several routine patient-care and administrative tasks alongside senior and resident doctors. Their absence could therefore shift these responsibilities to other medical staff during the protest hours.
The interns have separately clarified that emergency treatment will continue. This means the planned protest is expected to focus on regular internship duties rather than emergency care.
Conclusion
The 124 MBBS interns are seeking a monthly stipend increase from 17 thousand to 30 thousand through an indefinite strike, while saying emergency services at Dr. Sushila Tiwari Hospital will continue.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How many interns are joining the strike?
A total of 124 MBBS interns from Government Medical College Haldwani are participating in the planned action.
Q. Why are the interns striking?
They are demanding an increase in their monthly stipend from 17 thousand to 30 thousand.
Q. When will the protest take place?
The interns will protest from 10 am to 2 pm at the Dr. Sushila Tiwari Hospital campus.
Q. Will emergency services be affected?
The interns have said emergency services will not be affected and that emergency treatment will continue.
Q. What regular work do the interns support?
They assist with patient examinations, ward monitoring, files and reports, patient movement between departments and other routine medical activities.
Q. What has the college principal said?
Principal Dr Ajay Arya said the interns were cooperative and that hospital arrangements would not be affected.
