The Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences (CAIMS), a private medical university in Telangana’s Karimnagar district suspended 64 MBBS interns after protests over the non-payment of government-mandated stipends.
The suspension order, issued on July 3, lists the names of 64 interns and states that the action based on a disciplinary committee’s report. “The following interns of the institute suspended from their duties for a 1 week with impact from July 3 to July 10. They need to resume responsibilities on July 11,” the statement reads.
MBBS Interns Protest over Non Payments government-mandated stipends
The interns at the university agitated for more than months, alleging that in spite of a 2023 Government Order (G.O.) mandating a stipend of ₹25,906 per month for MBBS interns throughout all authorities and personal medical schools in Telangana, CAIMS paying only ₹2,000 per month. A revised G.O. issued on June 28, 2025, further extended the stipend to ₹29,792, but students say the new amount not provided.
The suspension comes after protest held on July 1, National Doctors Day, when a group of MBBS interns staged a peaceful protest on campus. The university management called in the police, mainly due to a scuffle. “We have movies that really show the police being impolite and aggressive with students who had been protesting peacefully,” said one of the suspended interns.
Junior Doctors Association support protest
In response to the incident, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) has extended support to the protesting interns and condemned both the suspension and alleged police aggression.
In an announcement, JUDA said, “A group of young MBBS doctors engaged in non violent protest to raise valid demands for basic rights and minimum stipends were subjected to verbal abuse, manhandling, intimidation, and threats by a police officer on campus. The harassment continued with university control summoning students, using abusive language, and ordering suspensions.”
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