Demanding a hike in stipends, these doctors held a state-wide protest wearing black badges to work on June 14.
More than 6,000 post-graduate medical students are practicing in government hospitals across Tamil Nadu. These resident doctors feel that their stipends are extremely low, especially in comparison to other states, even though they are tasked with no less work. Demanding a hike in stipends, these doctors held a state-wide protest wearing black badges to work on June 14. Newsclick reached out to the Tamil Nadu Resident Doctors' Association to understand the issue.