With the Central government permitting post-graduate scholars of Ayurveda to formally practice general surgery, including ortho & dentistry, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has strongly protested the move by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), which regulates the medical study and practice of Ayurveda in the country.

Now, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Indore chapter also joined the protest against the decision of the Central Council of Indian Medicine for allowing Ayurveda practitioners to perform general surgery such as ophthalmology and dental procedures.

President of Indian Medical Association-Indore Dr Satish Joshi said, "The Council has the dubious reputation of prescribing modern medicine textbooks to its students. IMA exhorts the Council to develop their own surgical disciplines from their own ancient texts and not claim the surgical disciplines of modern medicine as their own.

Such a deviant practice is unbecoming of a statutory body." He added that they see this development as a retrograde step of mixing the systems which will be resisted at all costs. "All over India, students and practitioners of modern medicine are agitated over this violation of mutual identity and respect. What is the sanctity of NEET if such lateral shortcuts are devised?" IMA demands to withdraw the order and first delineate the Indian Medicine disciplines based on original Indian medicine texts.

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