Lucknow, March 8 -- Chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh has directed district magistrates to take strict action against government doctors found engaged in private practice, following the Allahabad High Court's order banning such activities.

During a video conference with divisional commissioners and district magistrates here on Friday, he instructed officials to set up monitoring committees to track complaints and forward cases of confirmed violations to the state government for action.

"So far, reports from 56 districts indicate that action has been recommended against two medical education department faculty members and 29 doctors from the health department," he said.

In the meeting, the CS also emphasized the need to revise DM Circle...