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Education
Uttar Pradesh raises MBBS and BDS interns' monthly stipend to Rs 25,000
✍️ India Today
🗓 26 Aug 2026, 04:37 PM
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The Uttar Pradesh government has doubled the monthly stipend for MBBS and BDS interns to Rs 25,000, effective from the next academic session.
The Uttar Pradesh government announced that the monthly allowance for medical interns pursuing MBBS and BDS courses will be increased to Rs 25,000, a two‑fold rise from the earlier amount.
The policy, issued by the state health ministry, aims to ease the financial strain on interns and align the stipend with rising living costs.
The revised figure will take effect from the upcoming academic session, with the health department slated to release detailed implementation guidelines.
Student representatives have welcomed the move, saying it will reduce the economic burden during the mandatory internship year.
The policy, issued by the state health ministry, aims to ease the financial strain on interns and align the stipend with rising living costs.
The revised figure will take effect from the upcoming academic session, with the health department slated to release detailed implementation guidelines.
Student representatives have welcomed the move, saying it will reduce the economic burden during the mandatory internship year.