Patiala, Sept. 20 -- After introducing a bond policy for MBBS students in June this year, the Punjab government has now revised it for postgraduate (PG) medical students in the state, raising their mandatory service period after completion of their programme to three years under the state quota and two years under the all-India quota. Earlier, the bond period for state-quota students was two years while that under the all-India quota was one year.

The state government has also increased the bond amount from Rs.20 lakh to Rs.30 lakh for students under the state quota, and Rs.15 lakh to Rs.20 lakh under the all-India quota.

Punjab medical education department officials claimed that the step is expected to boost the department's capacity t...