Yadgir DC orders strict action against illegal clinics, fake doctors

Deputy Commissioner Rahul Pandve has instructed health department officials to register FIRs and take strict legal action against fake doctors running unauthorised hospitals without the required qualifications in the district.

​While chairing a review meeting on PC-PNDT, MTP, and COTPA (Tobacco Control Cell) at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office recently, he expressed dissatisfaction with the inaction despite past FIRs and urged seamless coordination with the Police Department.

He warned that the performance of the Health Department would be closely monitored going forward. “All hospitals must strictly comply with mandatory registration under the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act,” the Deputy Commissioner said.

Strict monitoring would be in place to prevent the illegal use of ultrasonography for prenatal sex determination. Training workshops will be organised for gynaecologists and radiologists regarding the same. Special focus would be given to Yadgir, Wadagera, and Shorapur taluks to address sex determination, he said.