More than 1,500 medical practitioners from Madhya Pradesh would participate in the agitation convened by Indian Medical Association (IMA) in New Delhi on June 6.
On this day, Out Paitient Department (OPD) would remain half day closed in private nursing homes
of the State.
IMA State president Dr PS Chandel told mediapersons here on Saturday that the IMA has decided to take out a march from India Gate to Mahatma Gandhi memorial with its 12-point demands in New Delhi on June 6.
Those present during the press conference were Greater Bhopal branch president Dr Sanjay Gupta, Secretary Dr Apoorv tripathi and other office bearers of doctors’ associations.
In the scheduled march, thousands medical practitioners from different parts of the country would participate. Around 500 doctors from Bhopal and around 1,500 from all over the State would take part, he informed, adding that in favour of the demands, the MP Nursing home association has decided to close the OPD for half day.
The present doctors alleged that the IMA had been active in support of its 12-point demands.
These demands include, providing security cover to the doctors, preparing a Central law in faovur of doctors, to abolish the examination introduced by the government for practice after clearing MBBS examination, to abolish the inclusion of other pathies in allopathy, professional autonomy in the treatment of patients, to increase the budget in health services by 2.5 per cent and others.