Private medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh extend support to network hospitals’ strike

The managements of backstage aesculapian colleges connected Saturday (October 11, 2025) expressed involvement successful joining the onslaught launched by a web of backstage hospitals successful Andhra Pradesh connected Friday (October 10).

The A.P. Private Medical and Dental Colleges Management’s Association successful a missive to the Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva Trust CEO said that backstage aesculapian colleges are besides uncovering it hard to supply aesculapian services to radical nether the Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva strategy without funds from the State government.

“But, owed to the ongoing Post Graduate and Under Graduate University examinations, the subordinate colleges are not participating successful the onslaught astatine present. However, we are supporting the onslaught by A.P. Speciality Hospitals’ Association (ASHA),” the missive said.

It further stated that they would beryllium forced to articulation the onslaught if pending dues are not paid by the government. Fifteen aesculapian colleges successful the State are members of the association.

Meanwhile, ASHA president K. Vijay Kumar said determination is 100% information of web hospitals successful the onslaught from crossed the State. He said that connected an average, determination are astir 8,500 pre-authorisation requests sent to the Trust per day. On Saturday, the fig stood astatine astir 3,000. When a diligent arrives astatine a web infirmary to question aesculapian attraction nether the scheme, a pre-authorisation petition is sent to the Trust aft archetypal diagnosis, seeking its support for further treatment.

“Earlier, the authorities showed the pre-authorisation information to enactment its statement that determination has been nary interaction connected the aesculapian services owed to our strike. But, adjacent if each backstage web hospitals enactment successful the strike, determination are a fewer authorities and backstage aesculapian colleges that proceed to supply services nether the scheme,” said Dr. Vijay Kumar.

The authorities is yet to respond to the association’s request for clearance of ₹2,700 crore dues.