Big Hike for UP BAMS Doctors: Monthly Intern Stipend Set to Jump to Rs 25,000
In a major development bringing substantial financial relief to the traditional medicine fraternity, the Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is preparing to significantly hike the monthly stipend for Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) intern doctors. Under the active consideration of state health authorities, the monthly allowance for Ayurveda interns serving across state-run health facilities is slated to surge from the current nominal sum of Rs 7,500 to Rs 25,000. The Directorate of Ayurvedic Services has officially set the administrative machinery into motion, initiating comprehensive fiscal assessments to fast-track parity across medical disciplines.
Directorate Initiates Fiscal Audit: Deputy Director Seeks College-Level Data
To operationalize the proposed stipend enhancement, the Directorate of Ayurvedic Services has issued formal directives to all state-run Ayurvedic medical colleges and associated teaching hospitals. In an official communication circulated by Deputy Director Dr. Ram Kripal, institutional heads have been instructed to furnish precise, item-wise statistical reports regarding the exact headcount of currently deployed interns along with calculated projections of the net fiscal expenditure required to sustain the revised remuneration scale. This institutional data audit marks the final procedural step before the proposal is routed to the state finance department for formal budgetary clearance.
Parity with Allopathy: Responding to Statewide Student Demonstrations
The policy push follows the state government’s recent decision to elevate the internship stipends for MBBS and BDS graduates from Rs 12,000 to Rs 25,000 per month. The widening compensation gap triggered concerted appeals and peaceful demonstrations by Ayurveda medical students across prominent educational hubs, including Lucknow, Prayagraj, Jhansi, and Pilibhit. Junior doctors consistently submitted memorandums to administrative magistrates, highlighting that BAMS trainees shoulder comparable clinical workloads, emergency duties, and patient care responsibilities in public hospitals, making equal financial compensation both fair and necessary.
Over 1,000 Trainees to Benefit from Imminent Government Sanction
Currently, more than 1,000 BAMS doctor interns are actively serving in clinical wards, outpatient clinics, and rural postings across Uttar Pradesh's government healthcare network. The proactive intervention by the Directorate of Ayurvedic Services has generated widespread optimism across campus facilities, as standardizing allowances with modern medicine practitioners reinforces the administration's broader mandate to elevate traditional AYUSH infrastructure and reward healthcare workers equally.
