Mumbai, Feb 13: The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) will soon make it mandatory for all MBBS doctors in the state to display a QR code in their clinics to ensure that only qualified doctors practise and to prevent quackery in the profession.
Earlier, the MMC had requested all MBBS doctors to voluntarily display QR codes in their clinics. However, the response was poor, with only around 14,000 doctors across the state adopting the system so far.
Dr Vinky Rughwani, Administrator of the Maharashtra Medical Council, said that after the issue of fake doctors was raised during the Assembly session, the council received government approval to make QR codes mandatory for registered practitioners. “We have not set a deadline at present, but we will implement it very soon,” he said.
Move to curb bogus practitioners
In a major step to crack down on bogus medical practitioners, the MMC in June 2025 had directed all MBBS doctors in the state to voluntarily display QR codes in their clinics. The initiative was designed to help patients easily verify the authenticity of their treating doctors.
There are around 210,000 doctors in the state, of whom 140,000 have renewed their registrations. Even today, except for a few doctors in Mumbai, many have not shown interest in installing QR codes.
Continuation of ‘Know Your Doctor’ campaign
The QR code mandate is a continuation of the MMC’s earlier “Know Your Doctor” (KYD) campaign, launched to address the growing menace of unregistered and fake doctors. As part of the initiative, all registered doctors were instructed to display a unique QR code linked to their registration credentials.
Due to a lack of awareness, many citizens rely solely on a doctor’s signboard before seeking treatment at a clinic. Medicines prescribed by individuals with fake degrees have often resulted in physical and financial harm to patients.
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Over the past four months, only 14,000 doctors have obtained QR codes. The issue was also raised during the monsoon session of the state legislature. With government approval now in place, the MMC has taken steps to make the display of QR codes mandatory for all MBBS doctors across the state.
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