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The Karnataka government has issued a new circular through the Health and Family Welfare Department and the Department of Ayush. It outlines multiple legal provisions to regulate and monitor medical practices across the state, aiming to curb the activities of unqualified individuals pretending to be doctors. 

The circular invokes several laws, such as the Karnataka Ayurvedic, Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Yoga Practitioners’ Registration Act, the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act, and the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules. These laws enable authorities to penalise quacks, close down unauthorised clinics, and prosecute repeat offenders. It also mandates that only practitioners registered with recognised medical councils—covering both allopathic and AYUSH systems—are legally allowed to provide treatment. 

To put the new rules into action, district-level special task forces have been formed. These groups include deputy commissioners, senior police officials, AYUSH officers, lawyers, social workers, and registration board members. They will conduct inspections, enforce the law, shut down illegal clinics immediately if needed, and submit monthly updates to the state government.