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4,000 gov't doctors go on strike in western India

Xinhua, July 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

More than 4,000 government doctors in the western Indian state of Maharashtra Thursday went on an indefinite strike over better pay, security and fixed working hours.

The doctors, which include 2,000 in state capital Mumbai, began their stir after talks between them and the state government failed to reach a compromise on Wednesday.

According to Sagar Mundada, the president of the Central Board of Maharashtra Resident Doctors, their demands include hike in stipend, strict implementation of the Doctors Protection Act, two- month maternity leave for female doctors and fixed working hours.

"We are forced to go on strike after the state government failed to pay heed to our demands," he told the media.

If the strike continues, medical services in the state may be paralyzed. Endi