Doctors' Body Presses For Rs 30,000 Stipend Across Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: Following Uttar Pradesh's decision to significantly increase the stipend for MBBS interns, doctors' representatives in the state have once again called for a similar raise. In Uttar Pradesh, MBBS interns were initially paid Rs 12,000, which has now been raised to Rs 25,000. The annual tuition fee in government medical colleges of Uttar Pradesh is Rs 40,000.

On the other hand, Madhya Pradesh has doubled its annual tuition fee for MBBS students at government medical colleges, from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.

Against this financial disparity, MBBS interns in Madhya Pradesh have demanded that their stipend be increased from the current Rs 14,337 to Rs 30,000. After a statewide protest by MBBS interns in July over this demand, the state health department proposed a 20% hike in the stipend. Dr Akash Soni, the national general secretary of the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA), said, "The stipend for MBBS interns has been more than doubled in Uttar Pradesh, even though their tuition fee is just Rs 40,000.

In MP, the tuition fee has doubled while the interns' stipend is Rs 14,337. Therefore, they have demanded that it be increased to Rs 30,000. The stipend for MBBS interns in MP should also be hiked on the pattern of Uttar Pradesh."