Karnataka Govt Proposes Restricting Compulsory Service Only for GMC Graduates
Bengaluru:Introducing major changes in the compulsory rural service policy in Karnataka, the State Health Department has proposed to restrict it only to the students in government medical colleges.
This policy change has been proposed by the Health Department of Karnataka with the aim to lessen the financial burden on the government. If implemented, this can lead to Rs 544 crore annual savings.
With the implementation of this rule, compulsory rural service in Karnataka will no longer be applicable to medical students belonging to private medical colleges in the State.
Although one-year compulsory rural service was mandatory only for the medicos from government medical colleges, Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates completed Medical Courses Act, 2012 made it applicable for the medical graduates from the private medical colleges as well.
Currently, MBBS, MD/MS/Diploma, and Super Speciality students get a monthly salary of around Rs 62,666, Rs 70,000 and Rs 72,800 respectively for compulsory service.
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