Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Doctors' Body Renews Madhya Pradesh Interns' Rs 30,000 Stipend Demand
Medical interns are doctors who are still completing their training.
In Madhya Pradesh, they currently receive Rs 14,337 each month as a stipend.
They want this amount raised to Rs 30,000.
Their request comes after Uttar Pradesh increased its interns’ stipend to Rs 25,000.
At the same time, tuition fees at government medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh doubled.
The interns protested across the state in July.
The health department has suggested a 20% increase, but the doctors’ body says more is needed.
The two sides have not agreed on the final amount.
MBBS interns in Madhya Pradesh are seeking a stipend increase from Rs 14,337 to Rs 30,000.
The demand follows Uttar Pradesh raising its MBBS intern stipend from Rs 12,000 to Rs 25,000.
Annual MBBS tuition fees at Madhya Pradesh government medical colleges doubled from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
Madhya Pradesh MBBS interns held a statewide protest over the demand in July.
The state health department has proposed a 20% stipend increase, below the amount sought by interns.
- Who
- MBBS interns in Madhya Pradesh, supported by the Federation of All India Medical Association and Dr Akash Soni.
- What
- They are demanding that their stipend rise from Rs 14,337 to Rs 30,000.
- When
- The demand was renewed after a statewide protest in July; no specific date for a final decision was provided.
- Where
- Across Madhya Pradesh, including government medical colleges in the state.
- Why
- Interns cite the doubling of tuition fees in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh’s larger stipend increase.
Interns and Doctors' Body
Madhya Pradesh Health Department
Size of the stipend increase
Interns and Doctors' Body
MBBS interns and the Federation of All India Medical Association are seeking an increase to Rs 30,000, citing higher tuition fees and Uttar Pradesh’s revised stipend.
Madhya Pradesh Health Department
The health department has proposed a 20% increase, which is less than the Rs 30,000 requested.
Basis for comparison
Interns and Doctors' Body
The doctors’ body says Madhya Pradesh should raise stipends on the pattern of Uttar Pradesh, where interns receive Rs 25,000 and annual government medical-college tuition is Rs 40,000.
Madhya Pradesh Health Department
The article reports the department’s 20% proposal but does not provide its reasons or a separate position on the Uttar Pradesh comparison.
- Current Madhya Pradesh stipend
- Rs 14,337 for MBBS interns
- Requested Madhya Pradesh stipend
- Rs 30,000
- Uttar Pradesh stipend
- Raised from Rs 12,000 to Rs 25,000
- Madhya Pradesh annual tuition fee
- Increased from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh
- Proposed state increase
- The Madhya Pradesh health department proposed a 20% stipend hike
- Protest
- MBBS interns held a statewide protest in July