Overview
- Registrations began on Wednesday, August 5 when the Maharashtra Medical Council activated a conditional register and recorded the first CCMP‑qualified BHMS enrolment.
- The state issued a government resolution that also set up a six‑member committee to define scope of practice, negligence procedures and ethics with a one‑month deadline to report.
- The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors launched an indefinite statewide strike from midnight on August 5 and kept emergency services running for an initial 24 hours before warning they could be withdrawn.
- Opposing doctors’ bodies including the Indian Medical Association say the policy amounts to 'crosspathy' that could weaken training standards and patient safety while homeopathy groups argue registration will legalize limited allopathic prescribing and expand rural access.
- The dispute is now framed by parallel administrative steps and pending Bombay High Court review, a combination that could set a regulatory precedent across states and force urgent decisions on accountability for adverse drug events.