The ailing poor generally turn to government hospitals for somewhat subsidized consultation and medication. Some doctors help patients financially and save their person, pocket & prestige. They don’t prescribe prolonged treatments or costly medicines. They listen to patients and boost them psychologically. Such people are praiseworthy.

To streamline the health services government has long ago banned private practice for government doctors. But the uncomfortable truth is that some doctors leave hospitals to juniors at times to attend private clinics which is in violation of service rules. Nonconforming behaviour is prohibited under Civil Service Conduct Rules, Classification, Control and Appeal Rules, FRs, SRs etc. Just after submitting the joining report showing expression of interest before the competent authorities........

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