Tamil Nadu Stipend Hike: CRRIs to get Rs 20,000, PG, SS medicos also get raise

The New Indian Express reports the increase in the monthly stipend as follows:-

• First Year PG degree students will get a raise from Rs 25,000 to Rs 35,000, Second year- Rs 26,000 to Rs 37,500, Third year -Rs 27,000 to Rs 40,000,


• First-year PG diploma students will get a raise from Rs 25,000 to Rs 35,000, Second year- Rs 26,000 to Rs 37,500,


• First-year higher speciality course students will get a raise from from Rs 30,000 to Rs  40,000, Second year - Rs 30,000 to Rs 43,500, Third, fourth, fifth and sixth year students-  Rs 30,000 to Rs 45,000.


• Stipend of CRRIs will be raised from Rs 13,000 to Rs 20,000, also CRRIs and for non-service doctors- Increase of Rs 600 and Rs 1,000 annually.

Meanwhile, for the nurses working on a contractual basis, the state has nearly doubled their salary from a consolidated pay of Rs 7,700 per month to a take-home salary of Rs 14,000 per month.

“In addition to take-home pay, nurses will get benefits such as ESIC. They will also get a yearly hike of Rs 500,” he said. The hike will benefit more than 12,000 nurses,” Vijayabaskar said.