According to Medical Dialogues, the Residency Scheme of 1992 limits the duty of resident doctors in India to 12 hours a day and 48 hours a week. In practice, the same report says, they are “often made to work continuous 24 to 36-hour shifts with minimal breaks.”
The National Medical Commission’s rules of 2023 say that residents “will work for reasonable working hours,” and set no limit. In 2025 the Supreme Court asked the central government and the Commission to respond to a petition against such hours.