Bihar Govt approves stipend hike: MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, FMG interns to get Rs 27k per month
Patna: Offering respite to the MBBS, BDS, and AYUSH interns in Bihar, the State Government has announced a stipend hike. Now, the MBBS, BDS, Ayurvedic, Unani, and Homoeopathy Interns in the government medical colleges, Patna Dental College and other institutes across the State will get Rs 27,000 per month. Previously, they used to get Rs 20,000 per month as their stipend.
Apart from this, the State has also announced to give a Rs 27,000 monthly stipend to the Foreign Medical Graduates undergoing mandatory internship in the State's Government medical colleges.
Meanwhile, the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy interns will get Rs 20,000 per month as their stipend, announced the Bihar Government.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the MBBS interns of the State-run Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) were on a protest demanding a hike in their monthly stipend. They had also threatened to intensify their protest by disrupting the out-patient department (OPD) services if their monthly stipend was not increased.
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