Medical Interns to Receive Stipend Hike Under New Health Ministry Policy. The state government has declared to increase the stipend of medical interns. The medical education department’s order stated that the rates of dearness allowance payable to the Rajasthan government employees under the Rajasthan Civil Services (revised pay) Rules, 2017, will be applicable on the stipend. To know more about the topic “Medical Interns to Receive Stipend Hike Under New Health Ministry Policy,” read the complete article.
Medical Interns to Receive Stipend Hike Under New Health Ministry Policy
A little stipend of a little over Rs 230 per day has left MBBS interns in government medical colleges of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh fuming, with the budding doctors initiating a social media campaign demanding a hike in the allowance. Despite facing a slew of hardships due to the coronavirus pandemic and working for more than 10 hours daily to screen and survey people in remote areas, the interns have launched the #WeDemandStipendIncrement and #Rajasthan_Intern_Stipend_Badhao campaigns on microblogging site Twitter.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has announced a stipend revision for MBBS interns in central institutions. Interns will not receive ₹26,300 per month, while AIIMS interns will get ₹30,070. The objective of this move is to provide better economic support and identifies the vital role of interns in healthcare.
