Hyderabad, June 5 -- Government doctors in Telangana called off a planned statewide strike on Friday, June 5, after Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha assured the Telangana Government Doctors Association (TGGDA) that their demands would be addressed.

The association had announced the agitation over alleged violations of government order (GO) 38, issued in April this year, which lays down structured, transparent guidelines for the transfer of government employees, including doctors. The order establishes mandatory transfer criteria, seniority rules and prioritises the spouse criterion. It is central to the distinction between sought-after urban postings and rural or peripheral ones.

TGGDA president Dr Ramesh had said nearly 5,000 doc...