Relief to Bihar MBBS Interns: Cabinet nod for increasing stipend to Rs 20,000 per month
Patna: In a major relief for the MBBS interns in Bihar, the State Cabinet has given its nod for the State Health Department's proposal for enhancing the amount of stipend from Rs 15,000 per month to Rs 20,000 per month.
This relief is not limited to the medical students only since the cabinet has approved increasing the internship amount to the junior doctors and staff belonging to the Government medical colleges, Dental Colleges and Ayurvedic colleges as well, adds HT.
The cabinet in its meeting chaired by the Chief Minister on last Tuesday had approved 19 proposals altogether including the revision in the stipend amount.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that protesting against the meagre salary of Rs 500 per day, around 1000 MBBS interns belonging to nine Government medical colleges in Bihar had initiated strike last month. The medicos claimed their salary to be the "minimum wage of a manual labourer".
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