FMG interns launched a relay hunger strike near TSMC office

The Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) interns, posted in various government teaching hospitals in Telangana, have escalated their statewide protests by launching relay hunger strike near the Telangana Medical Council (TSMC) office near Koti in Hyderabad.

Friday marked their second day of relay hunger strike and 30th day, since the foreign medical graduates launched the



strike.

The core demand from FMG interns is parity in stipend payment of Rs 29, 792 to match the stipends of the medical students who completed MBBS in Telangana and elsewhere in the Country. 

They are also demanding immediate clearance of all stipend arrears accrued since January 2026, and a guarantee that they will be shielded from punitive actions or arbitrary internship extensions.