# Andhra junior doctors halt emergency services over stipend demand 2026-08-16T18:02:18+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Junior doctors across Andhra Pradesh withdrawn emergency services from August 17, escalating a phased strike that began on August 11. The Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors’ Association (APJUDA) said the State government failed to give a satisfactory written response by the August 16 deadline it had set. Intensive Care Units, casualty wards, and labour rooms in all 19 government medical colleges are affected, according to APJUDA, which represents about 9,000 doctors. The dispute centres on a stipend revision due since January 1, 2026, under a 2009 government order (G.O.Ms.No.287) that provides for a biennial hike linked to inflation. APJUDA is demanding a 30% rise, arguing inflation of around 5% a year and a sharp increase in workload justify the figure. The government has offered 3% for postgraduates and 5% for house surgeons and interns, which junior doctors consider inadequate. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged the Health Minister to intervene and hold immediate talks. APJUDA has two other demands: strict adherence to National Medical Commission norms in recruiting MSc and PhD holders to clinical faculty posts, and opposition to a proposed increase in the retirement age of doctors from 62 to 65 years. The association said non-emergency services also remain withdrawn. No further talks have been scheduled. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - thehindu.com (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T05:23:35+00:00. Tags: Andhra Pradesh, APJUDA, Dr. Balagam Dinakar Sai Srinivas, Indian Medical Association, Visakhapatnam Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/andhra-junior-doctors-to-withdraw-emergency-services-from-monday/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/andhra-junior-doctors-to-withdraw-emergency-services-from-monday/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/