NMC pulls up defaulting medical colleges, asks to submit stipend data immediately

New Delhi: Observing that many medical colleges have not yet submitted the requisite details of the stipend paid to the MBBS, PG medical students and resident doctors for the academic year 2023-2024, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed the defaulting institutes to submit the stipend data immediately by 02.05.2024.

The Apex Medical Commission has warned the defaulting colleges that failure on the part of the colleges to submit the data will be viewed seriously, adding that NMC would take strict action against the colleges for non-compliance.

"Accordingly, all defaulting colleges are requested to forward/ submit their stipend payment details for FY-2023-24 to only the prescribed E-mail ID by 02.05.2024 invariably," NMC mentioned in the notice dated 30.04.2024.

NMC had asked the institutes to submit the stipend data after the Supreme Court took cognizance of the matter and issued directions to the Commission to submit the details of the stipend paid to MBBS interns in all the medical colleges across all the States within four weeks.

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Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that NMC had given a deadline to the medical colleges to submit the details of the stipend paid to their UG Interns, Post-Graduate Residents, and Senior Residents or PGs in Super Specialty for the financial year 2023-24 by 23rd April 2024. The medical colleges were directed to submit the details of their name and address, the amount of stipend paid by the State Government, and the month-wise details of the stipend paid to the MBBS interns, 1st/2nd/3rd-year Post-Graduate Residents, and 1st/2nd/3rd-year Senior Residents or PGs in Super Specialty for the academic year 2023-2024.

NMC provided a similar annexure for the details of the stipend paid to the medical students for the academic year 2024-2025. However, in this regard, the Commission had directed the concerned colleges to update these details on the website of the institute every month (by 5th of every month). The colleges had been asked to submit the complete statement to the NMC at the end of each financial year.

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Referring to its earlier directions, NMC in the notice issued today i.e. on 30.04.2024 mentioned, "Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the WP(C) No.730/2022 & other cases, vide their orders dt. 16-09-2023 and 01-04-2024, has directed NMC to submit the details of stipends paid to the Medical Interns and residents. Accordingly, all the Health Institutions/Medical Colleges were directed, vide Public Notice dated 16-04- 2024, to submit to NMC, the details of stipend paid to their UG interns, PG residents and senior residents or PGs in Super Specialty for the financial year 2023-24."

"Further, directed to upload the details for financial year 2024-25 onwards on the website of the Medical College/ Medical Institutions concerned and also required to be updated on monthly basis (by 5 th of every month) as per the Annexure-2 and at the end of the financial year, the complete statement be submitted to NMC on E-mail ID: stipend24-25@nmc.org.in," it further mentioned.

Warning of strict action against the defaulting colleges, the Commission informed about the extended deadline and asked the medical colleges to submit the requisite information for 2023-2024 by 02.05.2024. 

"It is observed that many colleges have not yet forwarded the requisite data/ information in the prescribed format to the designated E-mail ID for the data relating to FY-2023-24 viz. “stipend23-24@nmc.org.in“. In view of the directions of the Supreme Court for submitting the data within 4 weeks, all defaulting Medical Colleges are hereby requested to immediately submit requisite information/data for FY-2023-24 by 02.05.2024 without any further delay and failure on the part of the colleges in submitting the data will be viewed seriously and strict action against the colleges will be taken," the notice mentioned.

Recently, while commenting on the issue of stipend paid to the medical student, the NMC Secretary Dr. B Srinivas told Medical Dialogues that the medical colleges would have to upload monthly reports on the stipend given by them to the medicos or face severe action.

To view the NMC notice, click on the link below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nmc-notice-30042024-237233.pdf

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