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In the last ten years, that is during the period from January 2002 to December 2011, regarding ‘cut-practice’ by which I mean the system of a doctor giving commission to another doctor for the ‘service’ of referring patients:
1. Against how many doctors has the MMC received complaints for doing cut-practice? I want to know the total numbers including those giving as well as those receiving cuts.
2. How many doctors suspected of doing cut-practice were investigated by MMC?
3. In case the allegation of cut-practice against any doctor was proved to be true, what was the punishment/ penalty imposed on such a doctor?
4. Did the MMC receive any complaints that a hospital/ nursing home/ diagnostic centre or such other commercial establishment rendering medical services, was involved in cut-practice? If yes, how many complaints were received?
5. How many complaints of cut-practice against commercial medical establishments were investigated by the MMC?
6. In case any commercial medical establishment was found to be engaging in cut-practice, what was the punishment/ penalty imposed?
7. Has there been any request to MMC to designate cut-practice as an illegal activity tantamount to corruption?
8. Has there been any plan/ proposal of the MMC to declare cut-practice as a form of corruption?
