The Legal Advisory Committee of Delhi Bhartiya Chikitsa Parishad took serious notice of Delhi Medical Council issuing notices to 182 practitioners of traditional Indian medicine.
The meeting decided to send a notice to DMC seeking explanation of its action.
DBCP and DMC are governed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Delhi Government.
DBCP is meant to provide registration of practitioners of traditional medicine in the city, while the DMC regulates the practice of modern scientific system of medicine.
DBCP is upset over DMC for issuing notices of explanation to 182 practitioners of unani and ayurveda medicine.
“DMC is responsible for registration of MBBS doctors while our duty is to supervise BUMS (Bachelor in Unani Medical Science) and BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicines and Surgery) doctors. Why should they interfere in our domain?” said Dr Adil Ameer, president DBCP.
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He said earlier after showing registration and I-card, notices against these doctors was withdrawn.
“Now they book our doctors for prescribing allopathic medicine,” he added.
Dr Girish Tyagi, secretary, DMC said, “As far as practice of allopathic medicine is concerned, whenever there is a complaint, chief district medical officer (CDMO) visits the place. If the survey report says accused doctor is practicing allopathy medicine, the case comes to us. We then issue notice to the accused party.”
Dr Ameer sited the DBCP Act 1998 saying it mentions phrase integrated medicine referring to unani, siddha and ayurvedic medicine along with modern scientific system of medicine.
“Thus, our doctors can prescribe these allopathic medicines,” he said. However, Dr Tyagi pointed out there are many judgements, including from Supreme Court, which bar BUMS and BAMS from prescribing allopathic medicines.
“The famous Dr Mukhtiar Chand case bars vaidyas from prescribing modern medicine. Thus, the management in this regard is our duty,” said Dr
Tyagi.