Shimla, July 26 -- Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has directed the health department to allow a one-year internship for eligible MBBS graduates who completed their medical education from foreign medical colleges and attended online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the extraordinary circumstances prevailing at that time.

Chairing a meeting with the students and senior officers of the health department in Shimla on Saturday, the CM said that the state government would adopt a fair, pragmatic and student-friendly approach while addressing the concerns of affected graduates.

Sukhu asserted that uncertainty had arisen regarding the internship requirement for foreign medical graduates, as students from the s...