Stipend Hike by 79 percent: House Surgeons in J&K to get Rs 35000 per month

Jammu: The House Surgeons working in Government Medical College have a reason to rejoice as the Government has recently agreed to increase the stipend by 79 per cent. With this, the stipend has increased from Rs 19500 to Rs 35000 per month with a total hike of Rs 15,500 for those serving in various Government Medical Colleges (GMC) and Government Dental Colleges (GDC).

A hike will be implemented at a total of nine institutes including seven GMCs and two GDCs in the state.

Earlier, this year the State Government had issued an order to increase the stipend provided to the Interns during their internship in various GMC, GDC in Jammu and Kashmir. The stipend for the interns was increased from Rs 4800 to Rs 12300. These interns were selected for MBBS/BDS courses by the Board of Professional Entrance Examinations.

Not just for the Government medical college students or the interns but stipend parity had been a long-standing demand of MBBS interns practising at different private medical colleges in the country. It had been repeatedly been alleged that the interns at private medical colleges were indeed treated slaves and not even paid enough stipend to enable them to meet their basic needs.

In view of the above, the Medical Council Of India Board of Governors (MCI BOG) had decided that private medical colleges will also have to pay a stipend to its MBBS interns just like their government counterparts.

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As per a recent media report in The Tribune, the House Surgeons presently working in Government Medical College, Jammu, Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Rajouri, Doda and Kathua and Government Dental College (GDC), Jammu and Srinagar used to get Rs 19500 stipend. However, with the latest accord by the government to sanction the enhancement the stipend will increase from Rs 19500 to 35000 per month.