MBBS interns at government medical colleges in at least 14 districts across Uttar Pradesh have been boycotting their hospital duties for the last four days to demand a higher stipend.
Intern doctors – who are given hospital duties after cracking NEET-UG and completing four years of MBBS – get Rs 12,000 as stipend in UP, the lowest across all states. A 12-month internship is compulsory for the final year students of both private and public colleges to be eligible for the MBBS degree.
