India, Oct. 1 -- Resident doctors from Cooper Hospital took out a march in the hospital premises on Tuesday to demand a long-pending stipend hike and to protest against the discrimination between Diplomate of National Board (DNB) residents and their MD/MS counterparts. They said that the protest stemmed from a grievance that had remained unresolved for over 17 months.

DNB students, who come under the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, allege that despite working equal hours and carrying out the same responsibilities as MD/MS residents-who are regulated by the National Medical Commission and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences-they are being denied the benefits they are entitled to.

In March 2024, the state issued ...