Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Gujarat Approves Monthly Stipend for Foreign Medical Graduates
Gujarat has decided to pay some doctors who studied medicine in other countries.
They will receive Rs 21,840 each month while they complete internships in the state.
The payment matches what interns who studied at Gujarat medical colleges receive.
About 350 doctors are expected to benefit.
They were assigned internship postings between June 1 and October 1, 2026.
India requires students who earned an MBBS degree abroad to complete a one-year internship in the country.
Gujarat will pay eligible foreign medical graduates a monthly stipend of Rs 21,840 during their internships.
The stipend brings these interns on par with interns who graduated from medical colleges in Gujarat.
Health Minister Pansheriya announced the decision on Monday.
Around 350 foreign medical graduates are expected to benefit.
The beneficiaries received internship postings in Gujarat between June 1 and October 1, 2026.
- Who
- Around 350 foreign medical graduates undertaking internships in Gujarat.
- What
- They will receive a monthly stipend of Rs 21,840, matching the stipend for interns who graduated from Gujarat medical colleges.
- When
- The decision was announced on Monday; eligible internship postings were allotted between June 1 and October 1, 2026.
- Where
- Gujarat, India.
- Why
- To bring foreign medical graduates undertaking internships in the state on par with interns who graduated from Gujarat medical colleges; the article also notes that India requires graduates with overseas MBBS degrees to complete a one-year internship in India.
- Monthly stipend
- Rs 21,840
- Expected beneficiaries
- Around 350 foreign medical graduates
- Internship posting period
- June 1 to October 1, 2026
- Internship requirement
- One year in India for graduates who completed an MBBS degree abroad, according to the article's account of National Medical Commission rules
- Announcing official
- Health Minister Pansheriya