Tadepalli, July 2: Speaking to the media at the YSRCP Central Office in Tadepalli, YSRCP Student Wing President Panuganti Chaitanya, Working President A. Ravichandra, and Former MLA & Palnadu District Party Working President Dr. Gopireddy Srinivasareddy condemned the coalition government's oppressive treatment of young doctors who completed their medical education abroad and met all qualifications to practice in India. They stated that around 1,500 young doctors from Andhra Pradesh have been tirelessly seeking permanent registration from the state government for the past 13 months, but their pleas have been ignored. The government has resorted to arresting doctors who protested peacefully outside the Health University for justice, transporting them to police stations in tempo vans, showcasing its harshness.
They further highlighted that the coalition government is harassing medical students by employing Red Book tactics against those demanding their certificates. Doctors who questioned the delay in issuing certificates were arrested. While no other state in the country has halted registrations, Andhra Pradesh alone is tormenting medical students by withholding them. The Health University Registrar had peacefully protesting students arrested. Additionally, the government is forcing doctors trained abroad to undergo internships without any stipend, further burdening them.
The YSRCP leaders criticized Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for making medical education inaccessible to poor students. By rejecting medical seats offered by the central government through a formal letter, Naidu has crushed the aspirations of poor students aiming to pursue MBBS. The YSRCP government, under CM YS Jagan, had initiated the establishment of 17 new government medical colleges with a budget of ₹8,500 crore. However, the current government is preparing to privatize these completed medical colleges, further limiting opportunities.
As per regulations, doctors who complete their medical education abroad and qualify for the NMC exam are required to undertake a one-year internship, after which the state government must issue a permanent registration certificate. However, for the past 13 months, these students have been running from pillar to post, with no one addressing their grievances. The state Health Minister, instead of showing empathy, spoke to the young doctors in a threatening manner. Although the AP Medical Council Chairman signed the relevant file, the Vijayawada Health University Registrar has been raising objections, demanding clarity from the NMC and a two-year internship for permanent registration, harassing applicants with various excuses. Qualified doctors in other states have received their permanent registration certificates, but in Andhra Pradesh, the coalition government is discriminating against young doctors.
On Doctors’ Day, the government treated medical students atrociously, forcibly taking them to police stations in tempo vans at night during their protests. The YSRCP leaders warned that if justice is not delivered to these young doctors immediately, the YSRCP Student Wing will be forced to launch protests to address the government’s cruel and discriminatory policies.
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