Struggle for Independent Physiotherapy Council in India intensifies

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Published on Saturday, 09 April 2011 18:05

Written by Devdeep Ahuja

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It seems that the world order is changing with the struggles in Middle East, Egypt and Libya. The scene in India is changing as well, with Anna Hazare leading millions of young Indians who are rooting for stronger anti corruption law (Jan Lokpal Bill) in a bid to uproot graft from India.

In the same period, Prof. Umasankar Mohanty has taken up the charge of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists and has launched a massive post card campaign in order to solicit and build up pressure on the Indian Government to set up an independent physiotherapy council.

As quoted by Prof. Mohanty, “The newly elected Central Executive Committee (CEC) of IAP  has taken the pledge to work in full measure and very substantially. We are committed to work our echelon best to achieve our legitimate needs and aspirations for our physiotherapy profession.

At present the matter of fierce urgency is the Central Physiotherapy Council.  The Physiotherapists today are crippled by manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination compared to other healthcare professionals.

The CEC of IAP has already started meeting and interacting with people with political influences. They all insist that we all must create a mass movement and mass campaign in order to prioritize our needs to the representatives of our nation. Herewith, I invite all the physiotherapists/ physiotherapy students to start the mass campaign by postcard stating the following message to the mentioned leaders of our nation.”

Respected Sir/Madam,

I am a physiotherapist by profession or I am a Physiotherapy Student. I solicit your help to facilitate the formation of “ Independent Council for Physiotherapists”. 

Signature

Do write your from address (preferably your native address).

As the President of IAP my resolve is in fact all more firm, to fight for our principles, our vision that every individual Physiotherapist dreams regarding Physiotherapy Council.Come Join, Arise. Awake and contribute proudly your quota of work, together we all have to built the noble mansion of physiotherapy profession where all the physios can dwell proudly. We will not and never stop with all our struggle in the days to come till we get our “ Physiotherapy Council”.

For any queries regarding the campaign contact IAP President's office 0824-6453510, 0824-4254132,9901659074. E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The post cards should be addressed to -

To
Smt.Pratibha Patil
President, Republic of India
Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi- 110004

To
Dr.Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister, Republic of India
South Block, Raisina Hill
New Delhi-110011

To
Smt. Sonia Gandhi
UPA, Chairperson,
10, Janpath

New Delhi 110001

To
Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Nirman Bhavan
New Delhi-110011

To
Sri. L.K.Advani
President, BJP
30, Prithviraj Road
New Delhi-110003

I feel that this has been a very proactive approach taken by Prof Mohanty, which would work towards awakening the physiotherapists and provide them an opportunity to contribute to the struggle of physiotherapy in India.

The sample postcard sent by Prof. Mohanty is shown below. PhysioGuru.com also joins hands with Prof. Mohanty and the physiotherapists of India in this post card campaign. We urge all Indian physiotherapists to support IAP in the first time it is making a proactive effort towards our cherished goal.

UPDATE: 

Haryana Physiotherapist Association, which is an independent body not affiliated to IAP, has been agitating for the past few months for the rights of physiotherapists in Haryana. They launched a campaign which will submit a memorandum with signatures of more than 5000 physiotherapists in Haryana. HPA President, Jagat Singh, has declared that the memorandum would be submitted with 5000 signatures to both the ruling and oppostion party members in Haryana. 

The principal demands of HPA include - 

1. Separate physiotherapy council for regulation of physiotherapy education standards and professional physiotherapy norms. 

2. Absorption of all unemployed PTs as Physiotherapy Medical Officer (Gazzetted) through PSC, with pay scales equivalent to MBBS, BDS etc. 

3. Opening of Government Physiotherapy College.

Copy of memorandum to be submitted is presented here - 

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