Shimla, Oct. 11 -- The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla, has urged the Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday to revise its compulsory three-year service bond policy, reduce the financial penalty of Rs 40 lakh and increase postgraduate (PG) medical stipends, citing concerns over the state's ability to attract and retain meritorious medical graduates.

In a press release issued on Sunday, RDA president Maj Birsukhman Singh and other office-bearers expressed concern over the existing service bond requirements and what they described as one of the lowest postgraduate stipends in the country.

The association warned that the combination of a lengthy mandatory service bond, a high financial liab...