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Supreme Court Seeks NMC Answer on Unpaid FMG Stipends
Some doctors studied medicine in other countries and then completed internships in India.
They say some hospitals and colleges did not pay them the stipends they were supposed to receive.
The Supreme Court is investigating the problem.
It asked the National Medical Commission to explain why the payments were missed.
The court also told the Rajasthan government to pay overdue stipends within two weeks.
If Rajasthan does not follow the order, a senior state official may have to appear in court.
The students say foreign and Indian medical graduates should receive equal stipends when they do similar work.
The court will look at the issue again after two weeks.
The Supreme Court asked the National Medical Commission to explain why some colleges have not paid stipends to foreign medical graduates.
The Rajasthan government was ordered to clear pending stipend dues within two weeks.
The court warned that Rajasthan’s state secretary could be summoned if the order is not followed.
Petitioners presented a chart identifying colleges allegedly withholding stipends from foreign medical graduates.
The case will be heard again after two weeks, after the NMC files its affidavit.
- Who
- The Supreme Court, the National Medical Commission, the Rajasthan government, and foreign medical graduates represented by Abhishek Yadav and others.
- What
- The court sought an explanation for unpaid stipends to foreign medical graduates and ordered Rajasthan to clear pending dues.
- Where
- The dispute concerns medical colleges in India, including institutions in Rajasthan.
- When
- The directions were issued on Thursday, September 17; the case will return after two weeks.
- Why
- Petitioners allege that several colleges failed to maintain stipend parity between foreign and Indian medical graduates.
Foreign Medical Graduates and Petitioners
Authorities and Medical Colleges
Stipend parity
Foreign Medical Graduates and Petitioners
The petitioners argue that foreign and Indian medical graduates doing similar work for comparable hours should receive equal stipends.
Authorities and Medical Colleges
The reported colleges and authorities have not provided a substantive response in the hearing account; the National Medical Commission must explain the alleged non-payment.
Pending payments
Foreign Medical Graduates and Petitioners
The petitioners identified colleges where foreign medical graduates allegedly have not received stipends and sought enforcement of existing requirements.
Authorities and Medical Colleges
The Rajasthan government was directed to release pending dues within two weeks, while the court warned of possible action for non-compliance.
Key facts
- Court bench
- Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi
- Responding authority
- National Medical Commission
- State deadline
- Rajasthan was given two weeks to clear pending stipends
- Potential consequence
- The Rajasthan state secretary may be summoned for non-compliance
- Petition
- Filed by Abhishek Yadav and others
- Payment principle
- Earlier proceedings recorded that eligible foreign medical graduates should receive stipends at parity with Indian medical graduates
- Next hearing
- The matter is listed after two weeks
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