Patiala, May 27 -- Resident doctors and MBBS interns at Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital staged a protest on Monday, decrying low stipends.

Medical students across the state have been raising the issue of high course fee and dismally low stipend, which they say, is making medical education inaccessible to students of low-income families.

The protesting students said Punjab now holds the dubious distinction of charging the highest MBBS and MDS course fees among neighbouring states while offering the lowest stipends to interns and resident doctors. The MBBS course fee in government medical colleges of Punjab has reached Rs.7.8 lakh, a figure that is nearly double of what Haryana charges ( Rs.4.4 lakh) and over three times ...