The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the National Medical Commission (NMC) to a plea that almost 70% of the medical colleges do not pay stipend to MBBS interns or pay an amount less than that prescribed in law.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said the NMC should come on record whether the statement in the petition was true and, if so, what steps were taken to ensure that the norms for payment of stipend to the young doctors had been complied with.
The court said the NMC had to provide the information in a tabulated chart in its affidavit.
