Mumbai: Senior resident doctors say want Rs 1 lakh stipend

Cite high cost of living, round-the-clock nature of their job, bat for unified stipend across country

The medical fraternity is not impressed by the Maharashtra government’s decision to increase the monthly stipend of senior resident doctors from Rs 80,000 to Rs 85,000 as many consider the amount inadequate, given the high cost of living in the city and the round-the-clock nature of their job.

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