RTI Reveals 135-Hour Weeks, 119 Suicides Among India's Resident Doctors
RTI data shows resident doctors at AIIMS Delhi, JIPMER, and AFMC are working up to 135 hours per week. Between 2020 and 2024, 119 UG and PG medicos died by suicide and 1,113 quit their PG courses. The UDF and a Parliamentary Standing Committee are now demanding enforcement of a Clinical Duty Hours Regulation policy.