NMC issues circular against illegal internship fees and non-payment of stipends to interns

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all the State Medical Councils and Directorates of Medical Education to take immediate action against internship fees and non-payment of stipends to interns.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released a circular which states that the Commission noticed through various sources that some medical colleges are charging internship fees from interns, Indian and Foreign Medical Graduates for doing their internship in their colleges and also not paying a stipend to them.

NMC said that as per its provisions all foreign medical graduates must undergo internships at par with Indian medical graduates if they want permanent registration to practice medicine in India.

No internship fees can be charged from FMGs, says NMC

The Commission has clarified that no amount/fee is charged by the medical college from FMGs for permitting them to do their internship. The stipend and other facilities to FMGs should be extended equivalent to Indian Medical Graduates being trained at Government Medical Colleges as fixed by the appropriate authority applicable to the institution/University or state.

NMC has also asked the concerned authorities to take immediate action so that no medical colleges or institutes can charge internship fees from interns.

The official notification reads, "All State Medical Councils and Directorates of Medical Education are requested to kindly take immediate necessary action in this regard and ensure that no internship fee is charged by the medical colleges/institutes from these interns Indian and Foreign Medical Graduates and stipend including other facilities are being provided to FMGs as equivalent to Indian Medical Graduates in the States/UTs."

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