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Madurai : Tamil Nadu government is considering banning private practice by its doctors, Health Minister M R K Panneerselvam has said.
The opinion of public health department officials and government doctors would have to be considered before taking a decision, he said in Nagercoil on Feb 18.
Government doctors skipping regular duty to practice in private hospitals would be closely monitored, he said after reviewing implementation of 'Kalaingar Insurance Scheme for Life Saving Treatment' in Kanyakumari and two other districts.
He said the new government medical colleges in Villupuram and Tiruvarur would be opened in next two months.
Speaking at a meeting here to review the scheme's implementation in Madurai and five neighbouring districts, he said government had appointed 28,000 para-medical staff and 6,118 doctors after a long gap.
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