Summary:
But then the resident doctors at Sir JJ Hospital declared their support for the state-wide strike called by the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD). When no government officials met MARD members during the day, resident doctors planned to continue their strike indefinitely. Resident doctors at many peripheral colleges are not receiving the stipend regularly. The stipend must match those of resident doctors in central government institutes. Around 205 cases were treated in the Emergency ward and over 3,500 patients were treated in OPD..