- December 4, 2023
IMA demands religion-neutral insignia for NMC amidst logo row | India News – Times of India
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday objected to the National Medical Commission logo depicting the Hindu deity Dhanwantari and urged it to adopt a religion-neutral emblem.
National Medical Commission has come under crticisim for adopting a logo of Hindu God ‘Dhanwantari’ and with the word ‘India’ being replaced by ‘Bharat’. It has, however, pointed out that the altered logo has been in use for a year.
The IMA said on Sunday, “NMC has adopted a new logo with religious depiction contained therein.The newNMC logo is in contradiction with our fundamental values as doctors. It is not in conformity with the oath and duty of doctors, which is not towards any particular religion. Such a logo is also inconsistent with the dignity and decorum of an institution such as the NMC.”
“The logo of any national institution ought to capture the aspirations of all our citizens in an equal manner and by remaining neutral in all respects, thereby eliminating any possibility of any part/section of the society feeling aggrieved in any man,” it added.
The IMA called upon the NMC to take corrective steps to adopt a logo which does not contradict the oath and duty of doctors. “The restoration of the logo hitherto and/or an adoption of any religion neutral logo, is the need of the hour requiring appropriate decision to be taken by the concerned authorities expeditiously,” the doctor’s body said.
Dr Yogender Malik, member of Ethics & Medical Registration Board and head of NMC’s media division, in an earlier response to the criticism, had said, “We never had the ‘India’ emblem as our logo. We didn’t have a logo before. It was around a year back when the NMC, after taking suggestions, came up with the logo.”
National Medical Commission has come under crticisim for adopting a logo of Hindu God ‘Dhanwantari’ and with the word ‘India’ being replaced by ‘Bharat’. It has, however, pointed out that the altered logo has been in use for a year.
The IMA said on Sunday, “NMC has adopted a new logo with religious depiction contained therein.The newNMC logo is in contradiction with our fundamental values as doctors. It is not in conformity with the oath and duty of doctors, which is not towards any particular religion. Such a logo is also inconsistent with the dignity and decorum of an institution such as the NMC.”
“The logo of any national institution ought to capture the aspirations of all our citizens in an equal manner and by remaining neutral in all respects, thereby eliminating any possibility of any part/section of the society feeling aggrieved in any man,” it added.
The IMA called upon the NMC to take corrective steps to adopt a logo which does not contradict the oath and duty of doctors. “The restoration of the logo hitherto and/or an adoption of any religion neutral logo, is the need of the hour requiring appropriate decision to be taken by the concerned authorities expeditiously,” the doctor’s body said.
Dr Yogender Malik, member of Ethics & Medical Registration Board and head of NMC’s media division, in an earlier response to the criticism, had said, “We never had the ‘India’ emblem as our logo. We didn’t have a logo before. It was around a year back when the NMC, after taking suggestions, came up with the logo.”
