Junior doctors on indefinite strikeAn Indian patient lies on a bed as no doctor was available in their cabin at Government Medical College ( GMC ) Hospital in the northern Indian city of Jammu , the winter capital of Kashmir on 06 October 2009 . Patients are suffering at Government Medical College ( GMC ) Hospital in Jammu and Kashmir , as junior doctors are on a strike protesting against the alleged indifferent attitude of the State Government towards their long - pending demands . Around 4 , 000 junior doctors are participating in the indefinite strike and their demand includes a hike in pay grades , time bound promotion for doctors after five , ten and fifteen years and formulation of law that ensures action against persons assaulting any health official on duty . EPA / JAIPAL SINGH < 실시간 뉴스 가 당신 의 손안 으로 . . 연합뉴스 폰 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >