The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) launched an indefinite strike after the Maharashtra government enabled homoeopathy practitioners with a CCMP (Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology) to register with the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC). MARD says the strike disrupted outpatient services in Maharashtra medical colleges affiliated with MARD and in medical facilities run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). MARD’s dispute focuses on registration rules linked to permission for homoeopathy practitioners to prescribe modern medicines.

MARD leaders argued that the registration pathway compromises established medical education standards, professional integrity, and patient safety. MARD demanded that the Maharashtra government halt further MMC registration for CCMP-qualified Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery practitioners and said it would intensify the protest if the halt was not achieved within 24 hours. MARD also urged the Maharashtra government to wait for the High Court’s final judgment.

What happened now (protest trigger and immediate effects)

MARD launched an indefinite strike after a Maharashtra government resolution issued on Monday allowed homoeopathy practitioners to prescribe modern medicines and permitted CCMP-qualified practitioners to register under the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC).

MARD claims outpatient services were disrupted in: - medical colleges affiliated with MARD across Maharashtra - medical facilities run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

MARD issued a time-bound demand to the Maharashtra government. MARD stated that if the registration process for CCMP-qualified Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery practitioners was not halted within 24 hours, MARD would intensify the protest and further withdraw services.

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