{"id":324391,"date":"2025-01-23T19:07:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T13:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=324391"},"modified":"2025-01-23T19:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T13:37:42","slug":"is-the-government-encouraging-crosspathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/is-the-government-encouraging-crosspathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Government Encouraging \u2018Crosspathy\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: <\/strong>This post on Crosspathy Controversy in India has been created based on article \u201cIs the Government Encouraging \u2018Crosspathy\u2019?\u201d <\/strong>\u00a0published in The Hindu on 23rd<\/sup> January 2025.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus topic:<\/strong> GS Paper 2- Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.<\/p>\n

Context:<\/strong> The article examines the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration’s (FDA) recent directive permitting homeopathic practitioners with a certificate in modern pharmacology to prescribe allopathic medicines. It discusses the challenges to this directive, particularly from the Indian Medical Association (IMA), which argues that it contradicts a Bombay High Court stay order and the Supreme Court’s stance on ‘crosspathy.’ What directive has the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration issued?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the background of this issue?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. In 2017, the Maharashtra Medical Education and Drug Department permitted homeopathic practitioners holding the Licentiate of the Court of Examiners of Homeopathy (1951-1982) to practise modern medicine.<\/li>\n
  2. This notification was challenged in the Bombay High Court by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), leading to a stay on the directive.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0Why is the directive being opposed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. The IMA argues that:\n
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      1. Even the central regulatory body for homeopathy does not allow its practitioners to prescribe allopathic medicines.<\/li>\n
      2. The Supreme Court has banned \u2018crosspathy,\u2019 categorizing it as medical negligence.<\/li>\n
      3. The FDA lacks the authority to issue such a directive, especially since the court’s stay remains in effect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      4. The IMA fears risks to patients’ safety if homeopathic practitioners are allowed to prescribe allopathic medicines without proper qualifications.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        What has the Supreme Court ruled on crosspathy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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        1. In the 1996 Poonam Verma vs. Ashwin Patel<\/em> case, the Supreme Court held a homeopath liable for negligence after prescribing allopathic medicine, leading to a patient\u2019s death.<\/li>\n
        2. The judiciary views cross-system practice as medical negligence unless explicitly authorized by state governments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Why is the Central government promoting AYUSH medicine?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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          1. India faces a significant shortage of doctors, particularly in rural areas.<\/li>\n
          2. AYUSH practitioners are being integrated to fill healthcare gaps and improve accessibility in underserved regions.<\/li>\n
          3. As of June 2022:\n
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            1. 13,08,009 allopathic doctors are registered in India.<\/li>\n
            2. 65 lakh AYUSH doctors are available.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            3. The Health Dynamics of India 2022-23<\/em> report highlights an 80% shortage of specialist doctors in rural community health centres.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              What are experts saying about integrating alternative medicine practitioners?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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              1. Public health experts emphasize the importance of structured integration of mid-level providers.<\/li>\n
              2. Allowing unregulated cross-system practice may lead to chaos in the healthcare system.<\/li>\n
              3. While promoting AYUSH practitioners is seen as a solution to doctor shortages, their roles need clear regulations to maintain healthcare standards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Source: This post on Crosspathy Controversy in India has been created based on article \u201cIs the Government Encouraging \u2018Crosspathy\u2019?\u201d \u00a0published in The Hindu on 23rd January 2025. UPSC Syllabus topic: GS Paper 2- Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Context: The article examines the Maharashtra Food… Continue reading Is the Government Encouraging \u2018Crosspathy\u2019?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[212,8131,10498],"class_list":["post-324391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-social-issues","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}