Jaipur, May 31 (PTI) The Rajasthan government on Monday increased the stipend of resident doctors in the state amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The hike is set to come into effect from Tuesday.

Health Minister Raghu Sharma said the stipend of senior resident doctors has been increased from Rs 61,000 to Rs 70,150.

The stipend was increased from Rs 48,000 to Rs 55,200 for the resident of MD/MS first year doctors, from Rs 51,000 to Rs 58,650 for the second year and from Rs 53,000 to Rs 60,950 per month for the resident doctors of third year.

Similarly, the honorarium of the residents of DM and MCH degree has also been increased.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)