Punjab government increases the honorarium of house surgeons and medical interns

Updated on: Saturday, October 27, 2012

Junior doctors of medical education and research department in Punjab are in for Diwali bonanza with the state government announcing five-fold increase in their honorarium.

According to the new orders, the Punjab government has increased the honorarium of the house surgeons from Rs 4,500 to Rs 21,000 per month whereas the scholarship for the medical internship students has been increased from Rs 1,500 to Rs 9,000 per month.

Medical and Research Education Minister Chunni Lal Bhagat said that the hike in honorarium of house surgeons would be effective from October 8 and increase in the scholarship of the medical intern students would be effective November 1.

The minister said the state government has also decided in-principle to further increase the honorarium of house surgeons from Rs 21,000 to Rs 30,000, but this increase would be effective from April 1 next year.

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