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Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak connected Friday (May 8, 2026) ordered strict enactment against respective wellness officials, implicit alleged negligence, dereliction of duty, and irregularities successful the Health Department, including the dismissal of 5 doctors from service.
According to an authoritative connection issued by his office, 5 aesculapian officers were dismissed for remaining absent from work for a prolonged play without accusation and for staying distant from aesculapian work.
Those dismissed see Dr. Alaknanda of the territory infirmary successful Gorakhpur, Dr. Ramji Bhardwaj posted nether the Kushinagar Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Saurabh Singh posted nether the Balrampur CMO, Dr. Viklesh Kumar Sharma of CHC Jagdishpur successful Amethi and Dr. Monica Verma of CHC Dibiyapur successful Auraiya, it stated.
“The authorities besides ordered departmental disciplinary proceedings against 16 aesculapian officers, including Ambedkar Nagar CMO Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shaival and Deputy CMO Dr. Sanjay Verma, implicit alleged irregularities successful the registration and renewal process of backstage hospitals, nursing homes and ultrasound centres,” it added.
According to the statement, "the 2 officers were recovered blameworthy of deliberately violating authorities norms, misusing their positions and showing negligence successful clearing files for idiosyncratic interests."
"A preliminary enquiry conducted by a three-member committee, including an Additional District Magistrate, reportedly confirmed respective complaints against them, pursuing which Mr. Pathak ordered strict action."
Departmental proceedings were besides ordered against Hardoi Medical Superintendent Dr. Manoj Kumar Singh for allegedly failing to enactment against unauthorised backstage hospitals operating successful the territory and neglecting authoritative responsibilities.
The Health Department has besides sought an mentation from the Hardoi CMO implicit assigning senior-level responsibilities to a inferior doc contempt the availability of elder officers successful the district.
The connection said enactment has besides been initiated against respective doctors successful abstracted cases related to alleged negligence successful treatment, administrative lapses, improper medico-legal examinations and misconduct with colleagues.
Among them are Dr. Shameem Akhtar of Prayagraj, doctors and a pharmacist posted astatine CHC Lambhua successful Sultanpur, and 2 doctors astatine the territory infirmary successful Mathura accused of negligence successful preparing medico-legal reports successful an battle case.
Departmental proceedings were besides ordered against doctors posted successful Balrampur, Varanasi, Badaun, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sambhal and different districts for alleged negligence successful aesculapian duties.
In different case, Dr. Rituj Agrawal, an subordinate prof successful the orthopaedics section of the authorities aesculapian assemblage successful Badaun, faces disciplinary enactment implicit allegations of abusing and misbehaving with a pistillate doc and different colleague.
Two doctors — Dr. Pratibha Yadav of Bahraich and Dr. Rakesh Singh of Mathura — person been awarded censure punishment successful abstracted negligence-related cases.
The connection further said the deputation of Dr. Aditya Pandey, who was posted with the State Health Agency nether the cashless attraction strategy for authorities employees, has been terminated with contiguous effect implicit alleged misconduct and inappropriate behaviour with a colleague.
“He has been sent backmost to his archetypal posting successful Raebareli and departmental enactment has besides been ordered,” it added.
The authorities has besides ordered withholding of wage increments successful respective cases. Dr. Lalmani, a gynaecologist presently posted successful Hamirpur, has been penalised with imperishable stoppage of 3 increments and censure punishment implicit allegations of extortion from patients and misbehaviour during an earlier posting successful Azamgarh.
Four increments of Dr. Santosh Singh of Balrampur and 2 increments of Dr. Nisha Bundela of Jhansi person besides been withheld.
“Action has besides been directed against Dr. Pawan Sahu, an orthopaedic surgeon astatine the trauma centre successful Moth, Jhansi, aft allegations of backstage signifier against him were recovered to beryllium true,” the connection added.
