# Stipend, Salary and Deputation Rules for PG Residents in Punjab (PPM 2024)

Source: https://upmed.net/ppm-stipend-deputation-rules/  
Published: 2026-11-07 · Updated: 2026-11-07  
Category: Central Induction Policy / Punjab Residency Program  
Publisher: UPMED (https://upmed.net/)

> PPM 2024 stipend rules for Punjab Residency Program: PHF stipend portal, 4/5 year limit, EOL and deputation for PSHD/SHC&ME doctors, house rent and 3-year...

The [PPM 2024](https://upmed.net/ppm-level-3-punjab-residency-program-rules/) covers two groups: PG trainees who get a **stipend**, and in-service government doctors who keep drawing **salary on deputation**. Here are the rules for both.

## Who gets stipend

- All PG trainees inducted under CIP (from Punjab, other provinces or abroad) are eligible for PG stipend as per government rules (Clause 6.27).
- Stipend is paid through a **centralized stipend portal run by the Punjab Health Foundation (PHF)** (Clauses 6.27, 7.2.1).
- There is no honorary residency (Clause 6.26).

## How long stipend is paid

- Stipend or salary is allowed for a maximum of **four or five years**, depending on the specialty and the Degree Awarding Institution (Clause 7.2).
- This period starts from **day one of induction in your first PG training program**. If you change specialty, you are paid only for the remaining period (Clause 7.11).
- If the DAI exempts part of your training, that exempted period gets no extension and no stipend.

## Registering on the stipend portal

1. Register yourself on the PHF stipend portal (Clause 7.2.5).
2. Enter your bank account details with an **account maintenance certificate showing your IBAN**.
3. Your hospital verifies your details and uploads your attendance every month (Clause 7.2.6).
4. Annual extensions in training are also processed by the institution through the portal (Clauses 7.2.2, 7.2.3).

- Medical Officers and Demonstrators with a minimum of **two years regular service** who get admission on merit are given **deputation** (Clauses 6.28, 7.3).
- Their salary is drawn against deputation seats at the Post-Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI). No deputation allowance is paid (Clause 7.4).
- No regular officer can keep his or her existing post and do training at the same time.
- After promotion (one year probation), no deputation is given within one year of promotion.
- After a new PPSC appointment, two years service in the new grade is needed before deputation.
- PSHD consultants need an NOC from PSHD and must complete the service years required by PSHD policy.

### With less than two years of service: EOL / study leave

- They must take EOL or study leave as per their parent department’s policy (Clause 6.28).
- Stipend is paid only if the EOL is approved **for training purpose**. EOL for domestic or any other purpose does not allow stipend (Clause 7.2.7).
- An employee who registers on the stipend portal without being eligible will face action for misrepresentation or fraud (Clause 7.2.8).

## Accommodation

No official accommodation is provided. Trainees draw House Rent Allowance as admissible. If the host institution gives accommodation, it informs the Accountant General Punjab to deduct HRA (Clause 7.5).

## Three-year service bond for deputationists

Doctors who got deputation must not resign from government service for at least **three years after completing training**. If they resign earlier, they must return the salary received during training (Clause 7.8).

## Unpaid periods

Extra time to make up for freezing, Hajj leave, maternity leave (other than the first) and leave on death of husband is **unpaid**. Details are in the [leave rules](https://upmed.net/ppm-leave-rules/) and [freezing rules](https://upmed.net/ppm-freezing-of-training/).

## Read more PPM rules

- [PPM 2024: all rules of Level-III training](https://upmed.net/ppm-level-3-punjab-residency-program-rules/)
- [Consent and joining rules](https://upmed.net/ppm-consent-joining-rules/)
- [Exit, resignation and stipend refund](https://upmed.net/ppm-exit-resignation-penalties/)
- [Duration, extension and DHQ rotation](https://upmed.net/ppm-training-duration-extension-rotation/)

**Applying for the January 2027 intake?** See the [December 2026-Jan 2027 Induction](https://upmed.net/december-2026-jan-207-induction/) page for the policy, merit criteria, CIP calculator and seat distribution.

*Source: Policy and Procedure Manual (PPM) of Post-Graduate Residency of Level-III Programs, SHC&ME Department, notified 15 May 2024, Clauses 6.26 to 6.28 and 7.2 to 7.8. [Download the PPM (PDF)](https://securedimages.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/f5177b16-203f-4126-8a4c-e2e5746fe0d1.pdf). Stipend amounts are set separately by the government. Always check the latest notification of the SHC&ME Department.*