Promised Rs 45000, paid only Rs 10,000: PG Medicos of private medical college allege stipend irregularities

As per the guidelines, PG doctors are entitled to receive Rs 45,000, Rs 50,000, and Rs 55,000 for their first, second, and third years, respectively. However, students have revealed that they are only receiving Rs 10,000, Rs 12,500, and Rs 15,000 for the corresponding years. This glaring disparity has prompted the students to resort to written appeals and verbal pleas to the college authorities, urging them to rectify the situation and align the stipend payments with the prescribed amounts, reports the daily.

As per a recent media report by Times of India, though the doctors have been making persistent efforts spanning several months, their appeals fell on deaf ears and the college administration failed to provide any satisfactory resolution to their grievances. Under such circumstances, the PG doctors are contemplating staging a protest to draw attention to their plight. Previous attempts at organizing protests were reportedly thwarted by management intervention, accompanied by promises of resolution. However, the students remain undeterred, and on Wednesday, they reached out to bank officials, requesting the issuance of their bank passbooks and other essential documents directly to them.

Responding to the escalating tension, the dean of the college had assured the students that the matter will be thoroughly investigated and resolved promptly. However, with the dispute unresolved, the future course of action remains uncertain, leaving the PG students in a state of uncertainty and frustration.

The issue of stipends for PG medicos has been persistent in many states. A few days ago Medical Dialogues reported that a Kerala-based ophthalmologist and health activist Dr KV Babu has questioned the National Medical Commission (NMC) stating that the names of the medical colleges that took back the stipend paid to the PG medical students, should be made public. This came after a survey conducted by the NMC revealed that the stipend given to 1228 students by the colleges/institutes was taken back by the management.