India, Nov. 3 -- The All India Medical Students Association (AIMSA) has set November 12 as the deadline for the Jammu and Kashmir government to address the long-pending demand for revision of stipends for postgraduate (PG) medical and dental resident doctors, warning of peaceful protests across the Union Territory if the issue remains unresolved.

Addressing a press conference at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu on Monday, AIMSA representatives expressed concern over disparities in the stipend structure, saying PG resident doctors in J&K were receiving significantly lower remuneration than their counterparts in several other states.

The association said first-year PG resident doctors in J&K receive Rs 64,000 per month, while those ...