Banas Medical College MBBS Interns on Strike Demanding Stipend Hike
Banas: Around 100 MBBS interns at Banas Medical College, Palanpur have called a strike demanding a stipend of Rs. 18,200 as opposed to Rs 12000 that they are receiving currently. The Interns are also demanding proper accommodation arrangements.
The interns of the medical college have stated that they are being paid Rs. 12,000 per month which is significantly less than the minimum stipend mandated by the National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines.
Speaking on the matter, one of the protesting medicos, on the condition of anonymity, told Medical Dialogues, “We have based our demand on three things, first, NMC guidelines which stated that the minimum stipend should be Rs 18,200 for a month. Secondly, it was clearly mentioned that an intern should at least receive 500 per day. Then, there is also a high court order which stated that if any institute fails to provide the fixed stipend to the interns, they should not be burdened with work.”
During the hearing on the issue last month, the Apex Court directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to submit the details of the stipend paid to the MBBS interns in all the medical colleges across all States within four weeks.
Accordingly, complying with the Supreme Court's directions, NMC recently asked the medical colleges to submit the details of the stipend paid to the medical students for the academic year 2023-2024. NMC had directed medical colleges 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.
The Commission 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 institute's website every month (by the 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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