Assam- Bringing good news for medical practitioners working with government hospitals in the state, the Assam government has decided to increase the existing stipend for various categories of doctors by 15%. The stipend rise is applicable for post-doctoral, post-graduate doctors, senior residents, non-PG residents, and trainee doctors. The revised stipend will be effective from April 1, 2024.

This decision was taken in the weekly cabinet meeting held recently on 21 December, 2023. In the Cabinet meeting, several significant decisions were taken related to Assam. Among them, an increasing hike for doctors was also addressed by the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the meeting.

Regarding this, Himanta Biswa Sarma also shared a release on his X account (formerly Twitter) and wrote, “15% hike In existing stipend for post-doctorate, post-graduate doctors, senior resident, non-PG resident, internee doctors, post graduate diploma, pre-registered internee of Government Medical and Dental Colleges to be effective from 1 April 2024”.

This initiative aims to provide substantial benefits to all the medical practitioners. On this, internee doctors, postgraduate diploma holders, and pre-registered internees of Government Medical and Dental Colleges will also witness a significant increase in their existing stipends.