Health Department's 15-day campaign in Gujarat; 38 bogus doctors caught
Strict action taken against those practicing without a degree during the state-wide special investigation drive
By Capital Kranti desk, Gandhinagar · Editor: Parth Thakkar
3 November 2026, 7:43 pm · Updated 12:57 am · 1 min read
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According to a report by Sandesh, strict steps have been taken by the Health Department of the Gujarat Government against those playing with the health of people and illegally running a medical practice without a degree.
As stated in Sandesh, a special mega drive was organized for this purpose across the entire Gujarat for 15 days.
For this intensive inspection, a total of 298 special teams of the Health Department were formed across the state, which conducted intensive checks in the state.
It has been mentioned in the report of Sandesh that during this checking campaign, a total of 38 bogus doctors were caught from different corners of the state.
According to Sandesh, FIRs have been filed by the authorities against 35 of these caught bogus doctors to take strict legal action.
Information has come to light that the highest number of 17 bogus doctors were caught from Rajkot alone in this investigation campaign.
Similarly, it has been stated in Sandesh that 9 bogus doctors were caught from Surat city.
Apart from this, the investigation regarding this is still ongoing in other districts of the state.
At the end of the report by Sandesh, the Health Department has clarified that this campaign against bogus doctors will continue constantly even after the Diwali festivals are over.
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