Lucknow,
26 July (HS): The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) delegation met with
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health and Medical Education Minister
Brijesh Pathak to advocate for an increase in the stipend for medical interns.
The memorandum, submitted on Friday, highlighted the inadequate stipends
currently provided to medical interns in regional medical institutes and
schools, which have sparked protests among students. ABVP supports these
demands and calls for a swift resolution.
ABVP
had earlier informed Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak about this issue on
July 17, urging an increase in the stipends for medical students. Since July
22, ABVP has actively supported the medical students' protests, culminating in
the submission of the memorandum today. During discussions with the ABVP
delegation, Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak assured that the matter would
be taken seriously and addressed in the interest of the medical students.
Rohit
Singh, State Joint Secretary of ABVP Awadh, stated, ABVP has consistently
advocated for a uniform stipend for medical students across the country. In
Uttar Pradesh, medical interns receive a stipend of Rs 12,000, which is
insufficient for their basic needs and significantly lower than stipends in
other states. He emphasized the urgency of addressing this disparity.
Saurabh
Nayak, ABVP's State MediVision Convenor and a medical intern, added, The
current stipend in Uttar Pradesh is much lower compared to other states, where
the average is around Rs 25,000. In centrally affiliated medical institutions,
the stipend is even higher at Rs 27,000. We have urged the Uttar Pradesh
government to adjust the stipend accordingly to meet the basic needs of medical
interns.
The
delegation, which met with the Deputy Chief Minister, included ABVP Awadh Joint
Secretary Rohit Singh, State MediVision Convenor Saurabh Nayak, along with
members Manish Kumar Gupta, Srishti, and Yash Chopra.
Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi / Manoj Kumar Tayal
