India, Oct. 9 -- The one-month deadline given by the Jammu and Kashmir Government to finalize the proposed stipend hike for MBBS and BDS interns expires on Friday, but the promised formal order remains awaited, prompting the interns to give the administration five additional days before deciding their next course of action.

The interns had suspended their agitation on September 8 after Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo assured their representatives that the long-pending issue would be finalised within 30 days on the basis of recommendations of the Stipend Enhancement Committee.

Seeking an increase in their monthly stipend from Rs 12,300 to Rs 30,000, the interns had resumed their academic and clinical duties following th...