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The gathering betwixt Saurabh Gaur, Principal Secretary, Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, and representatives of the A.P. Primary Health Centres’ Doctors’ Association connected October 17 (Friday) remained inconclusive arsenic the doctors decided to proceed their strike.
As per information, the Principal Secretary had reiterated that 20% of seats would beryllium allocated for the PHC doctors successful the objective branches of PG aesculapian courses.
“There is nary advancement successful our talks, arsenic thing has been said astir our request for a fixed 15% quota successful the objective branches for the adjacent 3 years. The Principal Secretary has informed america that a gathering volition beryllium held successful November to sermon the same. The erstwhile year, too, the authorities made akin promises and went backmost connected its word,” said relation treasurer Vinod Kumar.
The authorities had, astatine the opening of the strike, agreed to hole 15% quota for 3 years, but it was not keeping its statement, helium alleged. “How tin we beryllium assured that the authorities volition instrumentality to its promises,” questioned Dr. Vinod Kumar.
Relay hunger strike
Since the talks stalled erstwhile again, the doctors program to organise 24-hour relay hunger strikes. The protests would proceed adjacent connected Deepavali, the relation members said.
