Punjab Announces Stipend Hike: MBBS Interns to Get Rs 7,000 More, Resident Doctors Get Over Rs 10,000 Raise - Video

Bringing good news to the MBBS interns and resident doctors in Punjab, the Finance Minister of the State, Harpal Singh Cheema, has announced a hike in the monthly stipends paid to interns, junior residents, and senior residents serving in the government medical and dental colleges across the State.

In a recent release, the Government has announced that the stipend for the medical interns in Punjab has been increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 22,000 per month.

Similarly, after the hike, the Junior resident doctors will get Rs 76,000 in their first year, Rs 77,000 in their second year, and Rs 78,000 in their third year. Earlier, the JRs used to get Rs 67,968 as a monthly stipend.

The stipend for the senior residents has also been increased from Rs 81,562 to Rs 92,000 in the first year, Rs 93,000 in the second year, and Rs 94,000 in the third year.

As per the latest media report by Hindustan Times, at present, the government medical and dental colleges in Punjab have 907 sanctioned posts for interns, 1,408 posts for junior residents and 754 posts for senior residents.

While announcing the stipend hike on Thuesday, Finance Minister Cheema said that due to the hike in stipend amount, the annual expenditure on stipends will rise from existing Rs 204.96 crore to Rs 238.18 crore. Therefore, there will be Rs 33.22 crore extra expenses.