Karnataka hikes stipend of resident doctors after backlash from medical fraternity
Bengaluru: The resolution to the disparity in payment of stipend to Resident Doctors in Karnataka, has finally surfaced with the government announcing a hike in the monthly stipend to be paid to them. The decision is pursuant to the series of protests observed by the medicos recently demanding pay hike citing that the state has the highest fees yet the lowest stipend.
The confirmation to the stipend hike was made by Medical Education Minister R Sudhakar who stated that a long-standing demand of the frontline workers was being met.
"For interns, we hiked the stipend to Rs 30,000. For PG medical students of 1-3 years, we have hiked it to Rs 45,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 55,000 respectively. We have also hiked the stipends for doctors doing their super-speciality," he said, quotes the Quint. In addition, while super-speciality doctors with an experience of one year will be paid ₹60,000, those with two and three years of experience will be paid ₹65,000 and ₹70,000 respectively.
Stipned hike for postgraduate, interns super speciality in Karnataka
— Karnataka Association Of Resident Doctors (@karnatakarda) May 9, 2020
Interns - 30000
Post graduate 1year - 45000
Post graduate 2 year - 50000
Post graduate 3 year - 55000
Super speciality
1 year-60000
2 year 65000
3 year 70000
KARD #karnatakastipendhike
Meanwhile, there are many medicos who have not been even paid. In particular, medical interns at JJM College complain that as many as 133 postgraduate doctors and 97 interns have not been paid stipends in the last 15 months since they joined the college in 2018. The doctors were serving at the Chigateri District Hospital and Women and Child Hospital in Davangere, reports TNM.
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