why private practice of government doctors should be banned
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In India, Private practice by Government doctors is forbidden in most of the state medical institutions, all Central government health institutions as well as autonomous institutions like PGIMER & AIIMS. Providing better healthcare to its citizens is the constitutional obligation of the Government; similarly, allowing or banning private practice of government doctors too is discretion of the Government. Issue of private practice by government doctors had always remained hot debate and it has once again gained momentum of new but repetitive narratives after one circular of H&ME department went viral on Whatsapp and some news papers started publishing stories of whether to ban private practice of Government doctors or not. Before jumping on to any conclusion, let us go into depth of the issue.
Private Practice in the Eyes of Courts:
In April 2011, two judges bench of Hon’ble Supreme court of India comprising Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra quashed the FIR lodged against two Punjab Government doctors, who were charging Rs 100 per patient in an evening private clinic, under Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 168 of the Indian Penal Code, under which it is an offence for a government servant to engage in a trade. The bench ruled that government doctors defying the ban on private practice and charging consultation fee from patients in a clinic during spare time could neither be accused of indulging in trade nor be booked under the anti-corruption law. It could amount to breaching a government order making them liable for departmental action. Justice Misra, observed, “Corruption meant acceptance or demand of illegal gratification for doing an official act. The demand/receipt of a fee while doing private practice by itself cannot be held to be an illegal gratification as the same is obviously the amount charged towards professional remuneration.”
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