Taking a stern action against complaints of private practice by government doctors, Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday banned the practice in the state. 

Releasing the order in same regard, Principal Secretary, Health Prashant Trivedi instructed all commissioner and district magistrate that registration of any doctor should be cancelled if he was found involved in private practice. Complaints of private practice by government doctors were being received despite of strict instructions of the government. License of any nursing home will also be cancelled if any Provincial Medical Service (PMS) doctor practices in it. Also fines will be imposed on concerned doctors and income tax department will investigate his affairs.