India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Master of Public Health (MPH) programme at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram is treated as an academic public health programme and not a residency-based clinical postgraduate course. MPH students do not provide any clinical services. Clear policy distinction exists between residency-based clinical postgraduate courses and academic postgraduate programmes. There are no specific Government Orders or Guidelines mandating stipend for MPH programmes.
The students admitted to the MPH at SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram, are fully aware that the course is a non-stipendiary academic program and, as such, there is no issue rega...