Latest govt move finally brings salaries of medical teachers at par with their students’ pay
The state government on Wednesday increased the pay of Professor Class-I from Rs 1,84,000 to Rs 2,50,000. For Associate Professor Class-I, the pay has been increased from Rs 1,67,500 to Rs 2,20,000. The pay for Assistant Professor Class-I has been increased from Rs 89,400 to Rs 1,38,000 and that of Tutor Class-II has been increased from Rs 69,300 to Rs 1,05,000.
Even as the move has been pitched as a “gift” to the doctors, the state government has just corrected the discrepancy in pay that was created when the Health Department had increased the stipends of resident doctors at the GMCs on August 31. (Representative image) Labelling it as an “important decision pertaining to the health (sector)” in Gujarat, the state government on Wednesday announced an increase by 30% to 55% in the fixed pay of doctors-cum-medical teachers who are on contractual service for 11 months with government medical colleges (GMCs) and associated civil hospitals.
Even as the move has been pitched as a “gift” to the doctors, the state government has just corrected the discrepancy in pay that was created when the Health Department had increased the stipends of resident doctors at the GMCs on August 31.
In its order on August 31, the state government had increased the stipend of degree medical residents to Rs 1,00,800 in the first year, Rs 1,02,480 in the second year, Rs 1,05,000 in the third year, and Rs 1,10,880 for the fourth year (senior residents as well as clinical assistants). This was done with retrospective effect from April 1.
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