Telangana approves 15% stipend hike for MBBS/BDS interns, PGs and senior residents
The Telangana government has approved a 15% hike in monthly stipends for MBBS and BDS house surgeons, post-graduate students (medical and dental), super speciality trainees, and senior residents. The revised stipends will be applicable retrospectively from January 1, 2025.
According to the Government Order issued by Health Secretary Christina Z. Chongthu dated June 28, the decision follows a proposal from the Director of Medical Education (DME), Hyderabad, seeking an upward revision in light of rising living expenses and demands from the medical fraternity.
Under the revised structure, MBBS/BDS interns, who earlier received ₹25,906 per month, will now get ₹29,792. Post-graduate students pursuing degree or diploma courses will receive between ₹67,032 and ₹74,482, depending on their year of study, up from the earlier range of ₹58,289 to ₹64,767. MDS students will also see similar increments.
Super speciality trainees will now draw between ₹1.06 lakh and ₹1.17 lakh per month, compared to the earlier ₹92,575 to ₹1.01 lakh. Senior residents, who receive an honorarium, will now be paid ₹1.06 lakh per month.
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