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Medical students move HC for stipend hike
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Medical students move HC for stipend hike
UPDATED : ஜன 01, 1970 05:30 AM
ADDED : ஜூலை 04, 2009 12:00 AM
Chennai: The Madras High Court today issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Government on a petition by agitating medical students seeking a hike in their stipends and to forebear the authorities concerned from evicting them from their respective hostels.
A Division Bench comprising Justice D Murugesan and Justice K Venkataraman admitted the petition filed by Tamil Nadu Non-Service Medical and Dental Post Graduates Association and Compulsory Residential Rotatory Internship(CRRI) Association.
Claiming that they had been peacefully agitating for the hike since February last, they said on July 1 last Deans of medical colleges in the state, under the instructions of the state government, pasted a notice in the hostel notice boards asking the students to vacate their rooms immediately.
Submitting that those undergoing CRRI were paid a stipend of Rs 4,500 per month, PG students Rs 8,000 and for Super Specialities it was Rs 10,000 a month, the associations said in others states PG students were paid Rs 25,000 a month while CRRI's received Rs 10,000 per month. At the AIIMS students were paid Rs 45,000 a month, the petitioners contended.
The students submitted that it was very difficult to meet day-to-day expenses and prepare for PG examinations.
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