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Odisha government announces incentives for doctors doing PG

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Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to provide monthly financial incentives of Rs 18,000 to doctors doing their post graduation in pre and para clinical subjects.

In order to attract more doctors in these sectors, the incentives would be provided on and above their monthly stipend. The decision has been taken after the approval of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Health Minister Pratap Jena said doctors doing their post graduation in pre-clinical subjects like anatomy, physiology and bi-chemistry and para-clinical subjects like pharmacology, FMT, pathology, micro biology and community medicine are entitled to receive the financial incentive.

As the doctors are not showing interest in doing post graduation in pre-clinical and para-clinical subjects, financial incentives would be provided after completing the MBBS, the Minister said.

He also announced a hike in the stipend of pre and para-clinical students of the state-run medical colleges.

The government has increased the total stipend to Rs 48,302 from Rs 39,950 for first year students. It has also increased stipend to Rs 50,658 for 2nd year and Rs 53,014 for 3rd year students.

Both in-service and post graduate doctors will be entitled to the monthly stipend which has been introduced for the first time by Odisha government, said Jena.

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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