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Bengaluru fines 7 private medical facilities, cancels 3 licences
Bengaluru Urban district administration has imposed fines on seven private medical establishments and cancelled the licences of three for violating the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act. The highest fines of Rs…
Bengaluru Urban district administration has imposed fines on seven private medical establishments and cancelled the licences of three for violating the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act. The highest fines of Rs 1 lakh each were levied on Sri Padmagiri Clinic in Jigani and RV Clinic in Hullahalli, while Sri Ayyappan Temple Medical Centre and Harshavardhana Hospital were fined Rs 50,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively, with their licences also cancelled.
Cloudnine Hospital on HAL Road was fined Rs 50,000, while Iksha Clinic and NU Hospitals Private Limited were each fined Rs 10,000. Deputy Commissioner PS Kantaraju chaired a meeting of the KPME and Grievances Redress Authority on Tuesday and directed officials to conduct inquiries into violators and issue warnings. The establishments were told to submit undertakings against repeat violations.
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The KPME Act, enacted to regulate private healthcare in Karnataka, empowers district authorities to penalise establishments for lacking mandatory registration, failing to display rate charts, or employing unqualified staff. Cancellation of a licence is the most severe administrative penalty short of criminal action, effectively shutting the facility until it reapplies. These fines target smaller clinics and hospitals, not major corporate chains, suggesting a compliance gap in the periphery. The next step will be whether the fined establishments challenge the orders in court or comply. Watch for similar inspections across other Bengaluru districts in coming weeks.
Source: deccanherald.com
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