On Monday, morning over 80 percent government doctors participated in the strike, which badly affected all the government hospitals. The strike was called off after the government promised to fulfill their demands.

APGDA had instructed the doctors to take mass casual leave and paste it on the notice boards at the entrance. Due to the strike no patient was admitted, no surgeries were conducted, except for the emergencies, pregnant women had to wait and were sent away after being given only the medicines where as at the teaching hospitals, the outer patient wards were without doctors.

When, later in the day, the Health Minister S Chandrasekhar gave assurance that their demands would be accepted within a week, the strike was postponed.

The government decided to give allowance of Rs 4,000 per month to all government doctors while the doctors who are working on a regular pay with additional qualifications shall get time bound promotions and PG allowance of Rs 500 per month.

APGDA state president Dr P Srinivas reported, “We have postponed the strike on assurance that the government will issue a GO within seven days. If it does not happen, then we will paralyse medical services across the state.”