Why MBBS students on COVID-19 duty don t get minimum wages
The Prime Minister s Office had announced a slew of measures, such as postponing NEET-PG exams by at least four months to make a large number of qualified doctors available for pandemic duty, pressing medical interns into service
Vidya S | May 6, 2021 | Updated 21:55 IST
Himachal Pradesh government announced that fourth and fifth year MBBS students, contractual doctors, and junior and residents will be given an incentive of Rs 3,000 per month
Final year MBBS students, resident doctors and nursing students who may be pressed into service for COVID care in hospitals at the behest of the Centre may be eligible only for a stipend and not minimum wages as part of their incentives, according to lawyers.
Why MBBS students on COVID-19 duty don t get minimum wages
The Prime Minister s Office had announced a slew of measures, such as postponing NEET-PG exams by at least four months to make a large number of qualified doctors available for pandemic duty, pressing medical interns into service
Vidya S | May 6, 2021 | Updated 21:55 IST
Himachal Pradesh government announced that fourth and fifth year MBBS students, contractual doctors, and junior and residents will be given an incentive of Rs 3,000 per month
Final year MBBS students, resident doctors and nursing students who may be pressed into service for COVID care in hospitals at the behest of the Centre may be eligible only for a stipend and not minimum wages as part of their incentives, according to lawyers.