Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister O P Soni on Saturday reviewed the performance of Government Medical Colleges and ordered Principals and Medical Superintendents to work in direction of further improving the level of emergency and cleanliness services in all medical colleges.
Principal Secretary Medical and Research VK Tewari along with Principals of government medical colleges were present in the meeting.
Tewari said that on the directives of Minister for Medical Education file to enhance stipend of doctors doing internship after completing MBBS and BDS has been forwarded to Finance Department. The stipend once approved would be at par with the stipend being given by all neighbouring states.Similarly there was a proposal to give stipend to student doctors doing internship in Ayurveda.
Reviewing the progress of new medical college to be set up in Mohali, OP Soni said that the new college would be developed at par with PGI and would be run by autonomous society headed by the Chief Minister himself as Chairman with Medical Education Minister being the Vice Chairman. He also took stock of progress regarding registration of the society.