Gujarat: Stipends of interns and residents in 19 colleges increased by 25%
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The government of Gujarat has announced an increase in stipends for doctor interns and residents in government medical colleges and GMERS (Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society).
There are more than 3,000 medical interns and resident physicians in 19 state faculties.
This decision will affect students and professionals of medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, homeopathy and ayurveda in the state. This comes after the recent increase in salaries of specialist doctors employed in community health centres and district and sub-district hospitals.
“He stipend “The hike will come into effect from April 1, 2024 and covers interns and residents in six government medical colleges and 13 GMERS colleges. The revised stipends are designed to provide better financial support to these healthcare professionals during their training period,” officials shared.
“As per the new structure, interns in government medical colleges will get a monthly stipend of Rs 21,840, dental interns Rs 20,160, physiotherapy interns Rs 13,440 and Ayurveda and Homeopathy interns Rs 15,120. For resident doctors, the stipends have been structured as follows: first-year resident doctors will get Rs 1,00,800, second-year residents Rs 1,02,480, third-year residents Rs 1,05,000 and fourth-year senior residents and clinical assistants will get Rs 1,10,880,” the officials added.
Stipends for super-specialty residents will be increased to Rs 1,20,960 in the first year, Rs 1,26,000 in the second year and Rs 1,34,400 in the third year. The new stipends for dental residents are Rs 78,960 for the first year, Rs 81,480 for the second year and Rs 83,496 for the third year. Physiotherapy residents will get Rs 35,280 in the first year and Rs 43,680 in the second year.
Postgraduate residents in Ayurveda will also benefit from stipends set at Rs 50,400 for the first year, Rs 53,760 for the second year and Rs 57,120 for the third year.
GMERS medical college interns will now get Rs 21,840, junior residents will get Rs 1,00,800 and senior residents Rs 1,10,880. The stipend structure for GMERS postgraduate residents mirrors that of government medical colleges.
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