India, May 15 -- In a move aimed at tackling the acute shortage of healthcare personnel in government-run hospitals, the Karnataka government has announced a revised pay structure for doctors and nurses working under the National Health Mission (NHM).

The revised salaries are applicable to new recruits serving in Sick Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) and Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across the state, Times of India reported.

Under the new pay structure, MBBS doctors will now earn Rs.60,000 per month, up from the earlier range of Rs.46,895 to Rs.50,000. Specialist doctors will see their monthly salary increase to Rs.1.4 lakh, compared to the previous band of Rs.1.1 lakh to Rs.1.3 lakh. Staff nurses, whose earlier salaries ranged from Rs.14,186 ...