Junior doctors of PMCH, the largest government hospital in the state, have gone on strike. On Thursday (December 04, 2025), OPD and emergency services came to a standstill. The patients and their families who came for treatment had to return. The reason for the strike is the fight between family members and junior doctors last Wednesday (December 03, 2025) morning.

On Wednesday, an elderly patient Suresh Singh died of brain hemorrhage. After this, an argument started between the relatives of the deceased and the junior doctors, which soon turned into a fight. Family members allege that the junior doctor assaulted them and even held them hostage for some time. After the incident, there was an atmosphere of chaos in the hospital premises.

A complaint has been lodged by both the parties at Pirbahore police station. The patient’s family accused him of negligence in treatment. On the other hand, junior doctors have demanded security.

What do family members say?

Aman, son of the deceased Suresh Singh, had said on Wednesday after the incident, “Father had brain hemorrhage. He was admitted three days ago. Today his condition worsened. ECG was checked. After this, my sister just said that his (father’s) body is warm, please check once because the body gets cold after death. Then objectionable words were spoken to the sister by the doctor. The sister said how can one talk like this. We were also there. The doctor pushed the sister. This is the video. One lakh rupees were snatched in the fight.

Let us tell you that every day there are reports of fighting between family members and doctors in PMCH. It is surprising that till date no such system has been made here as to how to stop it. Even the health department remains silent. No concrete steps are taken even by the PMCH administration. Many times the guards have also beaten the family members of the patients here.

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After the formation of the new government in Bihar, the pace of administrative decisions has increased rapidly. In this sequence, the newly appointed Health Minister of the state, Mangal Pandey, after assuming office on Tuesday, made several important announcements to strengthen the health services. He clarified that the recruitment process for more than 33 thousand long pending posts in the Health Department will be completed in the coming days.

Mangal Pandey said that the recruitment process for about 26 thousand posts in the department has reached the final stage. He said that these appointments will be completed soon, which will remove the huge shortage of personnel in hospitals. Along with this, the plan to appoint 7,600 additional posts under the National Health Mission (NHM) will also be implemented soon. According to the minister, this step will provide new strength to the health system of the state.

Three new medical colleges will soon start in the state – Mangal Pandey

Health Minister Mangal Pandey said that the priority of the new government is to improve the quality and availability of health services. He said that it is the main responsibility of the government to provide quality treatment to rural and remote areas. In this direction, giving great relief to the youth of the state, he announced that next year three new medical colleges will start functioning in the state, Vaishali, Siwan and Bhojpur. With their commencement, medical education will get a boost and the number of doctors in the state will increase significantly.

Modern facilities will be available in hospitals – Minister

The minister also said that the government will now pay special attention to the comprehensive upgradation of health infrastructure. Work will be expedited on improving the condition of primary health centres, increasing the appointment of specialist doctors and providing modern facilities in hospitals. He said that plans are also being prepared to expand super specialty services, modernize hospitals and strengthen emergency services.

The efficiency of the health department will increase

According to the information, due to slow pace of recruitment processes in the last few years, a large number of candidates were waiting for appointments. Minister Pandey said that due to the decisions of the new government, there will be a big improvement in this situation and the working capacity of the health department will increase. He expressed confidence that in the coming months, concrete changes will be felt in the health services of the state and Bihar will move towards a new direction in the health sector.

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