Maharashtra Health Minister Dr Deepak Sawant, along with 800 other LCEH (licentiate of the court of examiners in homeopathy) practitioners in the state, are set to get the government’s approval to practise modern allopathy. If approved, all 800 LCEH degree holders, a course which was discontinued in 1982, can practise modern medicine as well. The LCEH practitioners have for years been demanding that they be allowed to practise using scientific medicine. On 15 April, 2013, the Bombay HC had directed the state government to allow them to practise allopathy. On 15 April, 2013, the Bombay HC had directed the then state government to allow them to practise allopathy.

Source: dna April 10, 2017 02:48 UTC