Archive · 30 Nov 2025
RTI Reveals Inaction Against Quack Doctors in Delhi
A recent report shows that not much is being done to stop fake doctors in Delhi.
The Delhi Medical Council (DMC) and other health authorities are not doing enough to check and punish these fake doctors.
Only a few cases have been reported in the past years, and many fake doctors are still working freely.
The report also says that many doctors have not renewed their licenses, and there are big delays in checking these doctors.
This is a big problem because fake doctors can harm people's health.
The report suggests that the government needs to take stronger action to stop these fake doctors.
Only one case was registered against a quack doctor in 2025, and none in 2024.
The Delhi Medical Council (DMC) does not conduct anti-quackery raids or inspections, placing responsibility on district-level health officers.
The CAG audit found that 42% of doctors had not renewed their mandatory registration by May 2022.
From 2016 to September 2022, the police registered FIRs against only 40 unqualified practitioners out of 335 identified.
The DMC's Anti-Quack Response Team (AQRT) had not conducted even a single surprise raid during the period under review.
- Who
- Delhi Medical Council (DMC), RTI activist Dr Aman Kaushik, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
- What
- Inaction and systemic failures in curbing operations by quack doctors in Delhi
- When
- 2016 to 2025
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- Lack of enforcement, minimal inspections, and delays in regulatory processes
- FIRs Registered in 2025
- 1
- FIRs Registered in 2024
- 0
- FIRs Registered in 2021
- 11
- FIRs Registered in 2022 and 2023
- 5 each year
- Percentage of Doctors Not Renewed Registration by May 2022
- 42%
- FIRs Registered Against Quacks from 2016 to September 2022
- 40
- Identified Unqualified Practitioners from 2016 to September 2022
- 335
- Unregistered Clinics Shut Down in 2016
- 154
- Unregistered Clinics Shut Down in 2017
- 84
- Unregistered Clinics Shut Down in 2018
- 43
- Unregistered Clinics Shut Down in 2019
- 23
- Unregistered Clinics Shut Down in 2021
- 12
- Unregistered Clinics Shut Down in 2022
- 15
- Unregistered Clinics Shut Down in 2023
- 10