Agartala, June 27 -- To strengthen public healthcare and improve medical education, the Tripura government has decided to prohibit doctors and faculty members of Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital from engaging in private practice.

The decision, widely regarded as one of the most significant healthcare reforms in the state in recent years, has been taken under the leadership of Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha*, himself a renowned dental surgeon, to ensure better healthcare services for the state's nearly 40 lakh people and to transform AGMC-GBP Hospital into a premier Centre of Excellence.

As the state's apex tertiary care institution, AGMC and GBP Hospital shoulder the largest burden of spec...