Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced a substantial hike in honorarium of doctors serving their bonds. The Chief Minister said the hike would bring the honorarium of doctors serving their bonds at par with doctors working on contract basis and strengthen their resolve.

Doctors serving their bonds in tribal areas will be paid Rs 75,000 instead of Rs 60,000 and specialist doctors in tribal areas will get Rs 85000 instead of Rs 70,000.