No. A doctor is not allowed to accept travel facilities from a pharmaceutical company. According to Section 6.8.1 of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002,“(b) Travel facilities: A medical practitioner shall not accept any travel facility inside the country or outside, including rail, air, ship, cruise tickets, paid vacations etc. fromany pharmaceutical or allied healthcare industry or their representatives for self and family members for vacation or for attending conferences, seminars, workshops, CME programme etc. as a delegate.

The action to be taken by the Council for violation of Section 6.8.1 (b):

• Expenses for travel facilities over Rs. 1,000/- up to Rs. 5,000/-: Censure
• Expenses for travel facilities over Rs. 5,000/- up to Rs. 10,000/-: Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for a period of 3 months.
• Expenses for travel facilities over Rs.10,000/- to Rs. 50,000/-: Removal fromIndian Medical Register or State Medical Register for a period of 6 months.
• Expenses for travel facilities over Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/-:Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for a period of 12 months.
• Expenses for travel facilities over Rs. 1,00,000/-: Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for a period of more than 1 year.