UP govt’s new year gift to MBBS & BDS interns, their monthly allowance raised to Rs 12,000

New Delhi: Handing out new year gift to students doing internships after completion of their MBBS and BDS, Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar
Pradesh has increased monthly allowance of interns in the state from Rs 7,500 to Rs 12,000.

The ‘good news’ was shared by Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) informed on Tuesday. The monthly stipend has been increased with immediate effect.

The increase in the allowance has been effected by the state government after a period of 10 years. The Uttar Pradesh CMO informed this through a tweet.

According to the decision, MBBS and BDS students who are pursuing an internship after having graduated from the state government’s medical colleges, institutes and universities will benefit.

मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath जी ने प्रदेश के राजकीय मेडिकल कॉलेजों, संस्थानों अथवा विश्वविद्यालयों से M.B.B.S./B.D.S. परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण विद्यार्थियों को देय इंटर्नशिप भत्ता ₹7,500 प्रतिमाह से बढ़ाकर ₹12,000 प्रतिमाह करने का निर्णय लिया है।@spgoyal@sanjaychapps1@74_alok pic.twitter.com/TOsRlP4Wx4

— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) January 5, 2021

The move to raise stipend of medical interns is a welcome step as it is one of the highest monthly allowance by any state government.

The Chief Minister has ordered immediate implementation of this decision.

One of the states which pays lowest internship stipend to medical interns is Congress-ruled Rajasthan. Here, the MBBS and BDS students get only Rs 7,000 as monthly stipend.