BMC doctors suspend routine OPD services, protest MMC registration for CCMP-qualified BHMS practitioners
Doctors in Mumbai have suspended routine OPD services to protest the Maharashtra government's decision to allow BHMS practitioners with CCMP qualifications to register with the Maharashtra Medical Council. The association argues this move compromises medical standards and patient safety.
Why it matters
The strike highlights the ongoing tension between modern medicine practitioners and alternative medicine providers regarding professional standards and regulatory scope.
The doctors across Mumbai on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) commenced the withdrawal of routine OPD services as a mark of protest against the government’s decision to allow the registration of homoeopathy doctors with certificate course in modern pharmacology (CCMP), in the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC).
The protest is called by the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), and it will be staged across Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) hospitals, including KEM Hospital, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital (Sion), BYL Nair Hospital, and Dr. R. N. Cooper Hospital.
The MARD has launched a protest after the Maharashtra government began the process of granting Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) registration to BHMS practitioners holding the CCMP qualification.
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