198 colleges mum on stipends get NMC show-cause
Published On : 2024-12-03T06:56:16+0530 [ IST ] |
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New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued show-cause notices to 198 medical colleges across the country over non-submission of details of stipend paid to undergraduate interns, postgraduate residents and senior residents.
All medical colleges were ordered to submit to NMC the stipend paid for the financial year 2023-24 following a Supreme Court directive. However officials said the 198 colleges that have been issued show-cause notices failed to comply leading to the
An online survey conducted by NMC last year revealed that 27% of PG students are not paid any stipend by private/self-financed medical colleges. There are 54% PG students who receive less than the amount paid to their counterparts in
More importantly the survey conducted among 7,901 PG students from 213 self-funded/private medical colleges spread across 19 states revealed 16% PG students had to return the stipend money to college management.
After this the NMC the apex body for regulating medical education and profession directed all self-financed and private medical colleges to pay stipend equal to the amount being paid to PG students of state or centre-run medical institutions in the state/UT where they are located.
All self-funded/private medical colleges are warned that NMC will take strict action for non-compliance of the provisions of the Regulations of PGMER 2000 if any complaint is received in future.
All medical graduates pursuing PG courses are entitled to a stipend. AIIMS Delhi for example pays PG students close to 95,000 per month as stipend. MBBS interns are paid close to 26,000 per month
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued show-cause notices to 198 medical colleges across the country over non-submission of details of stipend paid to undergraduate interns, po
