Mumbai, May 2 (PTI) Around one thousand medical interns across Maharashtra began their indefinite hunger strike near KEM hospital here demanding a hike in stipend.
There are around 2,060 interns in medical colleges across the state.
Around 500 interns have undertaken relay fasting while the rest would be on hunger strike indefinitely till the demands are fulfilled, their representative Guru Raj said.
"We are demanding stipend not less than Rs 13,000 per month and an annual increment of Rs 1,000," he said.
According to doctors at the government-run KEM hospital, services would not be affected because of the strike.