Bengal government to verify documents of 1.1 lakh doctors to weed out imposters
'Know Your Doctor' campaign to be launched for all medical practitioners registered with State Medical Council since 1996
By Capital Kranti desk, Gandhinagar · Editor: Parth Thakkar
6 November 2026, 10:24 pm · 2 min read
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The West Bengal health department has decided to launch a comprehensive document verification campaign to take strict action against fake doctors. According to a report by India Today, under this campaign, the identity and qualifications of all 1,10,000 doctors registered with the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) will be verified.
Bengal Health Minister Sharadvat Mukherjee has announced that this process will be based on the 'State Inspection and Revalidation' (SIR) model. Under this initiative, academic degrees and accreditation certificates issued by universities will undergo complete re-evaluation. Along with this, a verification process named 'Know Your Doctor' (KYD) will also be implemented.
This campaign will include all medical practitioners who have registered with the Council since 1996. Reassuring the medical community, the Health Minister stated that doctors whose qualifications are genuine will not face any kind of harassment or inconvenience.
Doctors will be able to verify their qualifications in two different ways. They can either appear in person to present their documents or join virtual sessions via video conferencing. The video conferencing facility has been kept specifically to assist senior citizens, ailing doctors, and those residing in remote areas. The government intends to engage the services of a private agency for this entire verification process.
Following this process, the names of doctors who have passed away, those residing abroad, or those who are no longer practicing medicine will be permanently removed from the Council's register (rolls).
The Health Minister has also clarified the confusion regarding the validity period clause printed on current registration certificates. He stated that all current registrations will remain valid until new official guidelines are issued.
The primary objective of this entire initiative is to bring greater transparency to the state's healthcare system. The government aims to ensure that unregistered or fraudulent individuals cannot practice medicine and that patient safety is secured.
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