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Delhi Medical Council Dissolved by LG Over Alleged Power Abuses

DGHS takes over doctor registrations under a two-month mandate for the council’s reconstitution.

Delhi health minister Pankaj Singh (right). (File photo)
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Overview

  • LG Vinai Kumar Saxena ordered dissolution of the Delhi Medical Council following allegations of mismanagement and unauthorized tenure extensions.
  • The Health Department has two months to complete council reconstitution under the Delhi Medical Council Act, 1997.
  • Directorate General of Health Services assumes interim registrar duties and maintains Delhi’s medical practitioner registry.
  • A formal investigation into suspected financial misconduct and abuse of powers within the dissolved council has been launched.
  • Two ex-officio members will continue in their roles until a newly constituted council is in place.