Jammu, Oct. 21 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Oct 21 (KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday issued a formal order enhancing the monthly stipend of MBBS and BDS interns, including Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs), from Rs 12,300 to Rs 25,000, bringing an end to uncertainty over the implementation of the long-pending revision. The order comes a day after Kashmir News Service (KNS) exclusively reported that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had approved the stipend enhancement, while the formal government order was awaited. According to Government Order No. 747-JK(HME) of 2026, issued by the Health and Medical Education Department on October 21, the revised stipend will take effect retrospectively from October 1, 2026. "Sanction is ...