Uttarakhand Raises Resident Doctors' Stipend to Over Rs 1 Lakh, Extends Land Regularisation Deadline
Uttarakhand's cabinet has raised monthly stipends for senior and junior resident doctors from about Rs 75,000 to over Rs 1 lakh, and extended the deadline for regularising 'Class B' lands in Dehradun, Lalkuan and Bindukhatta by a year.
Current Summary
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Sunday, after a state cabinet meeting in Banbasa, that monthly stipends for Senior and Junior Resident doctors have been raised from around Rs 75,000 to over Rs 1 lakh. He said the cabinet took around 25-26 decisions in total, including extending by one year the deadline for regularising 'Class B' lands in areas including Dehradun, Lalkuan and Bindukhatta. Dhami said the cabinet also discussed managing major state events and seasonal pilgrim traffic, including ensuring smooth operations, strict travel management and maintaining road conditions on pilgrim routes amid the ongoing Char Dham Yatra, and took several other decisions concerning border regions.
What We Know
- Monthly stipends for Senior and Junior Resident doctors have been raised from about Rs 75,000 to over Rs 1 lakh.
- The deadline for regularising 'Class B' lands in Dehradun, Lalkuan and Bindukhatta has been extended by one year.
- The cabinet, meeting in Banbasa, took around 25-26 decisions in total, including several related to border regions.
- The cabinet also discussed traffic and road management for the ongoing Char Dham Yatra.
What Is Still Unclear
- The effective date of the stipend hike.
- The full list of the roughly 25-26 cabinet decisions.
- The budget impact of the stipend increase.
What Changed
- 4 Oct, 09:41 amSignal detected: Uttarakhand Raises Resident Doctors' Stipend to Over Rs 1 Lakh, Extends Land Regularisation Deadline