The National Medical Commission informed the Supreme Court that seven medical colleges are not paying stipends to interns, junior residents and senior residents. Show-cause notices have been issued, while most colleges remain compliant. The court appointed a nodal counsel and scheduled the next hearing for August 24.

New Delhi, June 4: The National Medical Commission has informed the Supreme Court that seven out of 756 medical colleges have not been paying stipends to interns, junior residents, or senior residents, and that show-cause notices have been issued to them.

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale was informed by the NMC's counsel that, out of 756 undergraduate medical colleges, there is no dispute regarding stipend payments from 573 colleges. Additionally, 176 medical colleges have been established recently.

Show-cause notices issued

"He would also submit that seven medical colleges have not been paying stipend for which the NMC has already taken steps by issuing show-cause notices for levying of penalty, and on receipt of reply, further steps would be taken by them.