15 pc salary hike to house surgeons and PG medicos in Telangana

The State government on Tuesday enhanced the stipend of house surgeons, PG degree and diploma MBBS students and super speciality MBBS students who are discharging their duties in teaching hospitals, by 15 per cent.

The enhancement of the stipend is expected to boost the morale of junior doctors who have been directly involved in the treatment of Covid patients since last year.

Accordingly, stipend of House Surgeons from medical and dental streams has been enhanced from Rs. 19,589 to Rs. 22,527.

For first year PG Degree MBBS students, the stipend has been revised from Rs. 44, 075 to Rs. 50, 686 while for second year, it has been enhanced from Rs. 46, 524 to Rs. 53, 503.

The monthly stipend for final year PG Degree MBBS students has been increased from Rs. 48, 973 to Rs. 56,



319.

The stipend for medicos pursuing first year PG diploma has been enhanced from Rs. 44, 075 to Rs. 50, 686 while for second-year PG diploma MBBS students, the stipend has been enhanced from Rs. 46, 524 to Rs. 53, 503.

The stipend for MBBS doctors pursuing first year super-speciality courses has been increased from Rs. 48, 973 to Rs. 50, 686, for second year super-speciality courses from Rs. 51, 422 to Rs. 59, 135 and for third year super-specialty course from Rs. 53, 869 to Rs. 61, 949.

For dental students pursuing first year Masters in Dental Surgery (MDS), the stipend has been enhanced from Rs. 44, 075 to Rs. 50, 686, for second year students from Rs. 46, 524 to Rs. 53, 503 and for third year MDS course the stipend has been enhanced from Rs. 48, 973 to Rs. 56, 319.