SILCHAR : In accordance with the Clinical Establishment Act,2010, the Joint Director of Health Service, Cachar has issued an order to impose monetary penalties of Rs 50,0000 up to 500,000.00 for clinical establishment without registration and violation in the Cachar district.

Issuing an order here on Monday, the Joint Director of Health Services stated that all private hospitals, nursing homes, pathological laboratories, diagnostic centres, private doctor chambers and clinics in commercial and residential places, and pharmacies with doctors to register mandatorily under the Clinical Establishment Act.

The order further states that all the practitioners under a recognised system of allopathic, medical and dental, AYUSH (, Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy, Yoga, Naturopathy and Sowa Rigpa are to register themselves under the clinical establishment act within one month from the date of order.

It is pertinent to mention here that, the Clinical Establishment Act,2010 has been enacted by the central government to provide for registration and regulation of all clinical establishments in the country with a view to ordain the minimum standard of facilities and services provided by the clinical establishments.

Meanwhile, in a significant move to curb the illegal practices of modern allopathic system of medicine by the Quacks or any unauthorised person in the district, the joint director of health services, Cachar has urged people to share any information related to such illegal practices by the Quacks to dedicated helpline number 03842-264000, which was made operational in the interest of public service.