The eight-day old strike by resident doctors in Maharashtra was on Tuesday called off after state government agreed to increase their stipend by Rs 7,000.
The eight-day old strike by resident doctors in Maharashtra was on Tuesday called off after state government agreed to increase their stipend by Rs 7,000.
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"The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) has agreed to withdraw the strike after talks with the government, which will bear an additional expenditure of Rs 19.5 crore per annum on account of hike in the stipend," Minister for Medical, Higher and Technical Education Rajesh Tope told reporters.
The hike was around 48 per cent on the original amount.
Accordingly, Junior Residents (JR1) would get a stipend of Rs 22,875, JR2 Rs 23,106, JR3 Rs 23,326 while Senior Residents, those pursuing speciality courses, would get Rs 24,534 (SR1), Rs 25,217 (SR2)and Rs 25,901 (SR3).
The development would benefit over 3,000 resident doctors and also around 2,000 interns whose stipend has also been increased by Rs 800, the Minister said.
The interns now get Rs 1,700 per month.
MARD president Jeevan Rajput said, "we have agreed with the government's proposal and all the doctors would join duty immediately. We are also concerned about our patients."
The strike had affected services at 24 medical colleges in the state and three medical colleges under Mumbai Municipal Corporation.
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