Andhra moves to give Legal rights to RMPs, Doctors cry foul

Allopathic Doctors Object

The move has not gone well with the allopathic doctors in the state, who have accused the government of promoting quackery in the state.  The Indian Medical Associations has condemned the State government's decision to provide legal rights to RMP and PMPs.

Speaking to Hindu about the proposed move, Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao, president of IMA, said Health Minister Kamineni Srinivas had announced that the legal rights would be given to about 70000 RMPs and PMPs, who are now unregistered practitioners, to provide health services to the public. And in order to get the license, all that they need to do is to undergo just a three-month training in an authorized medical college in the State

Registered Medical Practitioners or RMPs, basically with no recognized degree in modern medicine,  are no longer recognized in the allopathic system and not allowed to practice.  AP government used to give recognition to such medical practitioners by conducting tests, hence, they were called registered medical practitioners but the system was stopped from 1970s.