Telangana Medical Council Chairman Dr. Mahesh Kumar and Vice-chairman Dr. G. Srinivas conducting inspections at illegal allopathic centres in Shabad, Rangareddy district on Monday.
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The Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) on Monday, June 30 unearthed several unauthorised clinics in Shabad’s Hayatabad village in the Rangareddy district, where unqualified individuals, mostly former hospital compounders were found running allopathic dispensaries and posing as doctors.
A joint inspection team led by TGMC Chairman Mahesh Kumar and Vice Chairman Gundagani Srinivas discovered seven ‘first aid’ centres operating without licenses or proper medical qualifications. “The individuals behind these establishments had no formal medical degrees, yet were administering potent allopathic treatments. In one case, stockpiles of high-risk drugs including diclofenac sodium, calcium gluconate, steroids, and antibiotics were recovered,” said Dr. Srinivas.
He further added that these individuals have worked as compounders in the past, yet are now masquerading as doctors and running full-fledged clinics. “There is no provision in any law that allows the establishment of a first aid or primary treatment centres offering allopathic care without a license. The notion that such centres can legally dispense allopathic medicines is entirely imaginary,” Dr. Mahesh added.
“Taking a few hours of first aid training or registering with associations like rural medical practitioners’ bodies does not confer the right to practice allopathic medicine. These acts amount to criminal offences under Sections 34 and 54 of the NMC Act, carrying penalties of up to ₹5 lakh and one year of imprisonment,” TGMC warned.
Published – June 30, 2025 08:14 pm IST
