Rajasthan Medical Council registrar, 2 others suspended over fake doctor registrations

Jaipur: The registrar of the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC), along with two other personnel, has been suspended in connection with registration of doctors using fake documents, officials said on Tuesday.

The decision was taken on an interim report by a five-member committee constituted by Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar, they said.

Based on the interim report of the committee, the registrar of the council, Dr Rajesh Sharma, has been suspended with immediate effect.

Also, assistant administrative officer Akhilesh Mathur and junior assistant Farhan were also suspended, an official said.

Dr Girdhar Gopal Goyal, Chief Specialist (Surgery) of Sawai Mansingh Hospital, has been given additional charge of the RMC registrar.

Health Minister Khinvsar said that according to the report, some procedural flaws have been identified in the registration of doctors. Negligence and irregularities in registration have also surfaced, he said.

"In view of this, the registrar and two others have been suspended with immediate effect," Khinvsar said.

The issuance of fake registration is a serious matter and the state government will get to the bottom of it, the minister said.