Dr Akshay More, head of Sion Hospital’s Association of Resident Doctors, said the administration has assured that a circular in this regard will be issued on Monday. “If we do not see any changes by August 10, we will again have to consider restarting our agitation,” he said.

Regarding the breakfast allowance, he said, “Only Sion hospital residents were not provided with a breakfast allowance. We were told there were administrative reasons for it. They have promised us reimbursement of the missed amount.”

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Furthermore, civic officials have promised the residents temporary hostel space, acknowledging the overcrowding at the existing facilities. “We were told a school would be provided as the temporary hostel space,” Dr More said. Officials remained unavailable for comment.

For most of the month, the resident doctors were seen wearing black armbands while on duty as a sign of protest. The approximately 2,500 resident doctors had declared a mass leave starting July 22 if the BMC remained unresponsive to their demands.

Rs 1,250
Cost of breakfast allowance