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3mo ago

Maharashtra Doctors Stage 24-Hour Strike Over Plan to Register CCMP Homeopaths With Medical Council

Doctors say the revived plan to register CCMP‑qualified homeopaths with the MMC endangers patients, conflicting with cases still before the Bombay High Court.

IThe Indian Medical Association’s Maharashtra chapter has threatened to go on a 24-hour strike from September 18 to protest the government’s decision to allow registration of homoeopathic doctors who have completed a certificate course in modern pharmacology. (Representative image)
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IMA doctors warned that allowing CCMP-trained practitioners to prescribe modern medicines could lead to misdiagnosis, antibiotic resistance, and even patient deaths, especially in rural areas. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
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Overview

  • Outpatient and elective services were halted statewide for 24 hours as IMA Maharashtra claimed participation by roughly 1.8 lakh allopathic doctors, while emergency and critical care continued.
  • The state revived the policy on September 5 through a government resolution allowing CCMP‑trained homoeopathy practitioners to prescribe select allopathic medicines after registering with the MMC.
  • An online registration portal opened on September 17 and about 800 applications were filed on day one, according to the Maharashtra Council of Homoeopathy, which said MMC holds the official tally.
  • The issue remains sub judice, with the Bombay High Court permitting provisional registrations subject to final outcomes and directing CCMP practitioners to stay within competency and refer serious cases.
  • IMA and allied groups signalled escalation, including a planned Supreme Court challenge and potential mass actions such as a long march and hunger strike, as resident doctors and students joined demonstrations.