Thousands of MBBS students working as interns in private medical colleges could benefit as the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India issues a public notice proposing to make it mandatory for such colleges to pay stipends at par with those paid by the state and central governments. Interns in most private medical colleges are made to work for free or are paid meagre sala ries. The public notice states that it is being considered to amend the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997 to include a provision to this effect. It asked for comments and suggestions on the amendment in 15 days’ time.
The MCI had received complaints from several states regarding non-payment of stipends in private colleges. In May 2016, the Kerala state medical council received a complaint which was forwarded to the MCI in January 2017, stating that the issue was not under its domain. Private…
