PG medical students’ stipend is not an expenditure: FRA
| Date :04-Sep-2019 |
Principal Correspondent :
Now the stipend given to students doing Post Graduation after MBBS will not be considered as expenditure. This has been stated by Fee Regulating Authority (FRA). The committee headed by Justice M N Gilani with Dr R S Mali, Sanjay Panse and Secretary Dr Manikrao Gursal took this important decision. It was practice to consider the expenses incurred towards paying stipend to PG students under the head salary.
After having discussed with officer of Directorate of Medical Education, it is revealed that stipend is paid to the PG student for the services rendered by him in the hospital attached to such medical college. Presently these PG students get over Rs 50,000 as stipend. In view of prevailing practices of considering expenditure incurred towards paying stipend under the head salary, it results in increase in the fee structure, to that extent. Practically whatever is paid as stipend is taken back in a form of fees. The committee observed that taking back the stipend in the form of fees was against the spirit and purpose for which stipend is paid to the PG students as per MCI norms.
It is therefore felt expedient to rectify the approach in this regard, Committee felt. Finally, the committee delivered verdict according to which the amount spent in discharge of liability on account of payment of stipend shall not be considered as an expenditure. College shall be at liberty to add, show this expenditure under the head ‘hospital expenses’. The amount of Hospital Deficit would be subject to the elated limit, norms laid down separately, the committee made it clear.