Overview
- The state issued a government resolution that directs the Maharashtra Medical Council to begin conditional registration for BHMS doctors who have completed the Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology, with the process expected to start imminently.
- The government formed a six‑member expert committee chaired by the medical education commissioner to set scope of practice, codes of ethics and a negligence inquiry procedure and ordered a report within one month.
- Allopathic bodies have mounted large protests: the Indian Medical Association ran a 24‑hour statewide shutdown and the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors announced suspension of routine OPDs from August 5 with a threat to withdraw emergency services from August 6 if registrations proceed.
- Registrations have already begun in limited form, with one homeopath recorded as the first to enroll under the MMC while officials delayed wider roll‑out amid negotiations and technical issues at the registration site.
- The policy affects thousands—reports cite more than 12,500 CCMP‑qualified practitioners in Maharashtra—and has sharpened a debate between officials who say the move will expand basic care in underserved areas and doctors who warn it risks patient safety and want the Bombay High Court to decide the matter first.