Lok Sabha Question No. 2270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Homoeopathy Doctors Practicing Allopathy
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Dr. D Ravi Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2270

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## Homoeopathy Doctors Practicing Allopathy

## 2270. Dr. D Ravi Kumar:

## Will the Minister of AYUSH

be pleased to state:

(a) the rationale behind allowing homoeopathic doctors to practice allopathic medicine after completing a 6-month Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP);

(b) the corrective measures put in place to ensure patient's safety and treatment efficacy given the  Maharashtra  Medical  Council's  (MMC's)  decision  to  permit  homoeopaths  to  practice modern medicine;

(c) whether the Government has assessed the risks of medical negligence or misdiagnosis by practitioners with limited training in allopathy through the CCMP and if so, the details thereof; (d)  whether  any  regulatory  safeguards  exist  to  prevent  overlap  and  conflict  between homoeopathic and allopathic treatment methods following the MMC's new directive; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) The subject 'Public Health' is a State subject. As per the information provided by the State Government  of  Maharashtra,  the  rationale  behind  allowing  the  homoeopathic  doctors  to practice allopathic medicine after completion of the CCMP Course is to strengthen the health services being rendered to the public in the State. The step of introducing the CCMP Course was taken by the State Government of Maharashtra in the year 2014 by getting Legislation passed in both the State Legislative Houses and by making amendments in the Maharashtra Homoeopathy Practitioners'Act, 1960 and Maharashtra Medical Council Act,1965 vide Gazette dated 25.6.2014 (copy enclosed as 'Annexure' ). The Certificate Course in  Modern Pharmacology  (CCMP)  designed  for  Registered  Homoeopathic  practitioners  is  of  one-year duration, which was drafted by the Expert Committee of Board of Clinical Medicine and passed by  the  Faculty  of  Medicine  and  Academic  Council  of  Maharashtra  University  of  Health Sciences,  Nashik.  The  One-year  Course  was  designed  after  the  comparative  study  of Homoeopathic syllabus and MBBS syllabus, and to bridge the gap in Homoeopathic syllabus and to make the registered Homoeopathic doctors competent to practice Allopathy. The Course includes practical and training in laboratory procedures along with rotational hospital training in  all  clinical  subject  of  Allopathy.  This  Course  is  run  in  Government  and  private  medical colleges and the examination is conducted by the faculty of Medicine, MUHS, Nashik.

(b) to (e) The safety of the patients and the treatment efficacy and all other factors were duly considered while designing the CCMP syllabus by MUHS Nashik and by the State Government while making the amendments in the Maharashtra Homoeopathy Practitioners' Act ,1960 and Maharashtra Medical Council Act,1965. The registered Homoeopathic doctors upon completion of the CCMP Course will provide Allopathic treatment to the patients only when it is needed and to the extent of the knowledge received by passing the CCMP Course. In case of any  negligence  or  mis-diagnosis  by  a  registered  Homoeopathic  doctor  who  has  completed CCMP Course, he/she is liable to face enquiry under the Section 10 (c) of MMC Act just like any  Allopathic  doctor.  Hence,  the  question  of  overlap/conflict  between  homoeopathic  and allopathic treatment methods does not arise.

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