On November 19, a notification was issued by the Ayush ministry on the amendments made to the Indian Medicine Central Council (PG Ayurveda Education) Regulations, 2016 that allowed postgraduate students of Ayurveda to practice general surgery. The new amendments allow Ayurveda postgraduates to get trained in 58 surgical procedures, such as ophthalmology, orthopedics, dental procedures, among others. Opposing the move, the Gurugram chapter of IMA will be holding a protest on December 8 and will withdraw non-essential OPD services on December 11. Likewise, OPD services (non-essential and non-Covid) will be withdrawn from 6am till 6pm on December 11. The Ayush ministry, however, in its official statement issued on November 22 clarified that there is no ‘mixing’ of Ayurveda with conventional (modern) medicine.

Source: Hindustan Times December 05, 2020 18:12 UTC