Indian Medical Association
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The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the national organization of “Doctors of Modern Scientific System of Medicine”, was organized in 1928, and currently IMA has around 1,78,000 members belonging to different branches of medical profession and function through a network of more than 1700 local branches, located in different part of India
.
’ was established in Calcutta in the year 1886 which was converted to Carmichael Medical College
in 1919 and after Independence to R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
in 1948. Almost 10 years of functioning of Bengal Medical Association the patriotic doctors felt the need of an all India body of medical persons. They first formed “Indian Medical Association” under the President ship of Rai Bahadur Dr. Lal Madhav Mukherjee, with Secretary being Dr. J.R.Wallace. Their Headquarter Office was at Calcutta. Their official organ was “Indian Medical Records” published from Calcutta by Dr. J.R.Wallace as Editor
. After the implementation of Indian Medical Degree Act in 1916 all over India, the then Doctor leaders of India especially those from Bengal Medical Association felt for one All India platform for Doctors. The first systematic attempt to hold an All India Medical Conference was manifested at the initiative of Bengal Medical Association in the year 1917.
The 1st All India Medical Conference was held at Calcutta in 1917 under the President ship of Lt. Col. Raghavendra Rai, President, Bengal Medical Association at 'The Calcutta Medical School & College of Physician & Surgeons of Bengal
' with Sir. Dr. Nil Ratan Sarkar as the Chairman of the Reception Committee. The 2nd All India Medical Conference was held at Delhi in 1918 with Sir Nil Ratan Sircar as the President and Dr. J. K. Sen as Chairman, Reception Committee. The 3rd All India Medical Conference was held at Amritsar in 1919 with Dr. M. N. Odhedar as its President. The 4th All India Medical Conference was held at Nagpur in 1920 under the Presidentship of Rai Bahadur Dr. Maharaj Krishnan Kapur of Lahore
and Dr. G. R. Tambe being the Chairman, Reception Committee.
This was followed by a long hibernation period of 8years. During this period, General Medical Council of United Kingdom
withdrew recognition of Medical degrees of some Indian Universities. The Government of India proposed to form a Medical Council of India
with an official majority. This created a feeling of utter dissatisfaction in the profession.
A meeting of all Medical Practitioners was called at Calcutta on 30th July, 1928 under the Presidentship of Dr. Sundari Mohan Das, President, Bengal Medical Association on 30th July 1928, it was resolved that the 5th All India Medical Conference will be held at Calcutta during the Christmas Week (a tradition still followed). On 28th December, 1928 during the 5th All India Medical Conference under the Presidentship of Dr. G. V. Deshmukh of Bombay and Sir Dr. Nil Ratan Sarkar as Chairman Reception Committee, a resolution was adopted forming an “All India Medical Association” with the objects of promotion and advancement of medical and allied sciences in their different branches, the improvement of public health and medical education in India and the maintenance of honor and dignity of the medical profession. Further resolved that the body must be registered under Society Registration Act XXI of 1860. A committee was formed with Dr. G. V. Deshmukh of (Bombay) as President, Sir Dr. Nil Ratan Sarkar and Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
of Calcutta as Vice-Presidents, Dr. Kumud Sarkar Ray, Dr. Aghar Nath Ghosh of Calcutta and Dr. D. D. Sathaya of Poona as Secretaries, Dr. J.N.Moitra of Calcutta as Treasurer. Dr. Sundari Mohan Das, Dr. Charu Banerjee, Dr. B. L. Majumdar, Dr. A. D. Mukherjee, Dr. S. C .Sengupta, Dr. Santiram Chatterjee, Dr. N. N. Basu, Dr. K. M. Bose, Dr. A. C. Ukil of Calcutta, Dr. Rama Rao of Madras, Dr. Rewa Chand of Karachi
, Dr. P.B.Mukherjee of Patna
were members of the committee. It was resolved that ‘Five Members to form quorum’ and its head office be located at Calcutta. The association will have its own Journal. This led to the formation of the organization the “All India Medical Association.”
The 6th All India Medical Association was held at Madras in the year 1929. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
presided over the meeting at Madras where the nomenclature was modified as “Indian Medical Association (IMA)” and since then IMA is a popular name and only organization of qualified medical persons of India. The IMA Head Quarter was situated at 6 A, Corporation Street, Calcutta.
On 19th May 1934, the “All India Medical Association” was registered under the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860 by Registrar of Joint Stock Companies of Bengal at Calcutta (vide Regn No. 325 of 1934-35 dated 19.05.34) with its Headquarters at 6 A, Corporation Street, Calcutta and later shiefted to 67, Dharmatala Street, Calcutta and then to 23, Samavaya Mansion, Calcutta where it continued till 1949.
The association had come in to being at a time when there was political unrest and the country was passing through big turmoil. Yet, it was a matter of great satisfaction that the stalwarts of the medical profession in those days like Dr. K. S. Ray, Sir Nil Ratan Sircar, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
, Dr. M. A. Ansari, Col. Bhola Nath, Major M. G. Naidu, Dr. B. N. Vyas, Dr. D. Silva, Dr. N. A. Ghosh, Dr. D. A. Chakravarthi, Dr. Viswanathan, and Capt. B. V. Mukherjee actively participated in the promotion of the Association. Some of these stalwarts were also active in the Indian National Congress
and had their terms in the jail for participating in the struggle for participating in the struggle for Independence
of the country.
In 1934, after the “All India Medical Association” was registered at Calcutta, Bengal Medical Association which was playing the pivotal role till 1934 stopped functioning as an independent body and became a Provincial Branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) & was named as “IMA Bengal Provincial Branch” with Lt. Col. K. K. Chatterjee as the President. After Independence the Bengal Province became Bengal State and likewise IMA Bengal Provincial Branch became IMA Bengal State Branch.
The IMA Headquarters Office at 23 Samavaya Mansion, Calcutta at the suggestion of Dr. S. C. Sen supported by Dr. B. V. Mulay, Dr. Chamanlal C. Mehta and Maj. General Amirchand, was shifted to Delhi
in January 1949, after the attainment of Independence. But the Journal of IMA (JIMA) continued to be published from Calcutta. Initially the IMA HeadQuarter was located at Hanging Bridge, Fair Bazar, Dariyaganj, Delhi
. In 1958, Dr. S. C. Sen obtained a plot of land in Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi
at the concessional rates from the Government of India
and the project of construction of IMA Building thereon was undertaken, supported by Dr. B. V. Mulay, Dr. Chamanlal Mehta, Dr. C.S.Thakar, Dr. A. P. Mitra, Dr. Ved Prakash, Dr. R. C. Goulatia, Dr. P.C. Bhatia and Dr. D. S. Mehra. The foundation stone of IMA House was laid by the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad
on September 19, 1958 and the construction of the building was started under the supervision of Dr. P. C. Bhatia who supervised it brick by brick. With his untiring efforts, the building was completed and opened on September 6, 1964 by the then President of India
, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
which had branches in India. The stalwarts of IMA ultimately succeeded in reaching an agreement with British Medical Association that they would have no branches in India and got mutually affiliated, which relationship continues even today.
In the year 1964, IMA helped in the organization of the world body viz., the World Medical Association
and thus became its founder member through the efforts of Dr. S. C. Sen, Dr. R. V. Sathe, the then President, IMA held the chair of the President of WMA when the WMA met in New Delhi in 1962. It’s a matter of pride that another illustrious Past President of IMA Dr. A.K.N. Sinha also held the office of the WMA. The IMA has been playing an important role in the deliberations of the World Medical Association
at New Delhi
in the year 1966. Later developments, however, forced us to take decision to withdraw from World Medical Association in 1985, since the organization refused to expel South Africa despite its dismal record of racial discrimination. The Indian Medical Association after consideration of all aspects of the matter decided in February, 1993 that IMA may again become a member of the World Medical Association. In pursuance of the above, 45th General Assembly of the World Medical Association at its meeting held on October 2-5, 1993 approved IMA’s membership of the WMA.
The IMA has continued to play an important role in the affairs of the Commonwealth Medical Association.
IMA has been pursuing the academic activities and continuing education of its members through its academic wings viz., IMA College of General Practitioners (IMA CGP) and the IMA Academy of Medical Specialities (IMAAMS). Through the IMA CGP which is a Founder member of the World Organization of the National Colleges and Academies, (WONCA), third Conference on General Practice was hosted by the IMA in the year 1968. It is a matter of pride that the first ever Fellowship of the World Organization was conferred on one of our illustrious Past Presidents, Dr. P.C. Bhatia.
Over the period of 72 years, the IMA , through its 1470 branches with a total membership of 120298 throughout the country has been rendering yeoman’s service in the field of health care deliver, disease control and eradication. Its services to the community during natural calamities like earthquakes, droughts and floods, famines and epidemics in the pre and post-Independence periods have been highly lauded. Its role and involvement in the formulation and implementation of National Health Programmes e.g. Family Welfare, Maternal and Child Health, Universal Immunization Programme, Oral Rehydration Therapy, AIDS
Prevention, Control and Management etc., has been highly significant and has received recognition by the Central and state Governments and the UNICEF. The IMA and its branches have been running many community service Projects and a number of branches have established Family Welfare Clinics, Immunization
Centres, Ambulance Services, Blood Bank
s, Polio Eradications and RCH programmes, etc.
Dr. B.C Roy (Calcutta) 1929-30
Dr. Jivraj N.Mehta (Bombay) 1930-31
Dr. Nilratan Sircar (Calcutta) 1931-32
Dr. (Maj) M. G. Naidu (Hydrabad) 1932-33
Dr. M.A. Ansari (Delhi) 1933-34
Dr. (Col) Bhola Nath (Lahore) 1934-35
Dr. U.Rama Rao ( Madras) 1935-36
Dr. B.N. Vyas (Lucknow) 1936-37
Dr. B.C.Roy (Calcutta) 1937-38
Dr. George De Silva (Jabbulpore) 1938-39
Dr. Bhupal Singh (Meerut) 1939-40
Dr. K.S.Ray (Calcutta) 1940-41
Dr. K.S.Ray (Calcutta) 1941-42
Dr. R.A.Amesur (Karachi) 1942-43
Dr. S.N.Kaul (Lahore) 1943-44
Dr. Jivraj N.Mehta (Bombay) 1944-45
Dr.R.A.Amesur (Karachi) 1945-46
Dr. (Capt.) P.B.Mukerji 1946-47
Dr. (Lt. Col) Amir Chand (Lahore) 1947-48
Dr. (Capt.) S.K.Chaudhury (Banaras) 1948-49
Dr. Chamanlal M. Mehta (Bombay) 1949-50
Dr. T.N. Banerjee (Patna) 1950-51
Dr. T.S Tirumurti (Madras) 1951-52
Dr. B.V. Mulay (Sholapur) 1952-53
Dr. S.C. Sen (Delhi) 1953-54
Dr. S.C. Sen (Delhi) 1954-55
Dr. A.C Ukil (Calcutta) 1955-56
Dr. C.S.Thakar (Bombay) 1956-57
Dr. D.V. Venkappa (Madras) 1957-58
Dr. C.O. Karunakaran (Trivandrum) 1958-59
Dr. H.N. Shivapuri (Lucknow) 1959-60
Dr. H.N. Shivapuri (Lucknow) 1960-61
Dr. R.V. Sathe (Bombay) 1961-62
Dr. B. P. Trivedi (Calcutta) 1962-63
Dr. S. Samaddar (Patna) 1963-64
Dr. A.P. Mitra (Delhi) 1964-65
Dr. Shantilal C Seth (Bombay) 1965-66
Dr. Bhola Nath (Varanasi) 1966-67
Dr. P.R.Trivedi (Ahmedabad) 1967-68
Dr. G.S. Wagle (Indore) 1968-69
Dr.G.V. Joshi (Hubli) 1969-70
Dr. A.K.N.Sinha (Patna) 1970-71
Dr. A.K.N.Sinha (Patna) 1971-72
Dr. M.G. Bhide (Poona) 1972-73
Dr. Ved Prakash (Delhi) 1973-74
Dr. J.Majumdar (Calcutta) 1974-75
Dr. P.C.Bhatia (Delhi) 1975-76
Dr. A.P.Shukla (Ahmedabad) 1976-77
Dr. J.V.R.Sarma (Hydrabad) 1977-78
Dr. P.K.Dutta (Dhanbad) 1978-79
Dr. R.K.Menda (Bombay) 1979-80
Dr. K.P.Mehrotra (Kanpur) 1980-81
Dr. R.N. Chatterjee (Jabalpur) 1981-82
Dr. M.G.Garg (Delhi) 1982-83
Dr. Jayaseelan Mathias (Nagarcoil) 1983-84
Dr. Mrs. Lalitha Rao (Bombay) 1984-85
Dr. V.Parameshvara (Bangalore) 1985-86
Dr. Bhaskar RayChaudhari (Calcutta) 1986-87
Dr. K.K.Shah (Ahmedabad) 1987-88
Dr. N.Satyanarayana (Vijayawada) 1988-89
Dr. Ram Jamma Singh (Patna) 1989-90
Dr. Arvind M.Shah (Bombay) 1990-91
Dr. N.S.Chandra Bose (Tuticorin) 1991-92
Dr. Ram Janma Singh (Patna) 1992-93
Dr. V. C. V. Pillai (Trivandrum) 1993-94
Dr. Bharat Chaparwal (Indore) 1994-95
Dr. Narendra Kumar Grover(Delhi) 1995-96
Dr. Kalyan Hasari (Patna) 1996-97
Dr. Jayachandra Reddy (Khammam) 1997-98
Dr. C. Vithalbhai Patel (Baroda) 1998-99
Dr. Tri Jugi Nath Mehrotra (Meerut) 1999-00
Dr. Tri Jugi Nath Mehrotra (Meerut) 2000-01
Dr. K. Dhirajlal Desai (Ahmedabad) 2001-02
Dr. Sundaram Arul Raj 2002-03
Dr. P.V. George (Kerala) 2003-04
Dr. Sudipto Roy (Kolkata) 2004-05
Dr. Sanjiv Malik (Delhi) 2005-06
Dr. Ajay Kumar (Patna) 2006-07
Dr. M. Abbas (Cuttack) 2007-08
Dr. Ashok Adhao (Nagpur) 2008-09
, an indexed monthly medical journal
. It has circulation of over 1.75 lakh Copies per month in India and abroad. The founder leaders of this journal include among others Late Sir Nilratan Sircar, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
and Dr. Kumud Sankar Ray. It started in the year 1930 with only 122 doctors. The objective was to protect rights and dignity of the Indian doctors, and to promote indigenous pharmaceutical houses' products through it.
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Background
The brave and patriotic doctors of Bengal formed an Association named Bengal Medical Association in the year 1885 under the President ship of Rai Bahadur Dr. Lal Madhav Mukherjee. Under the initiative of the leaders of Bengal Medical Association, ‘The Calcutta Medical School & College of Physician & Surgeons of BengalR. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital [আর.জি.কর মেডিক্যাল কলেজ & হাসপাতাল] is one of the oldest medical college and tertiary care hospital of Kolkata, West Bengal in India named after the famous physician Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar [ ডা. রাধাগোবিন্দ কর ], the founder of the institution.- History, :In...
’ was established in Calcutta in the year 1886 which was converted to Carmichael Medical College
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital [আর.জি.কর মেডিক্যাল কলেজ & হাসপাতাল] is one of the oldest medical college and tertiary care hospital of Kolkata, West Bengal in India named after the famous physician Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar [ ডা. রাধাগোবিন্দ কর ], the founder of the institution.- History, :In...
in 1919 and after Independence to R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital [আর.জি.কর মেডিক্যাল কলেজ & হাসপাতাল] is one of the oldest medical college and tertiary care hospital of Kolkata, West Bengal in India named after the famous physician Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar [ ডা. রাধাগোবিন্দ কর ], the founder of the institution.- History, :In...
in 1948. Almost 10 years of functioning of Bengal Medical Association the patriotic doctors felt the need of an all India body of medical persons. They first formed “Indian Medical Association” under the President ship of Rai Bahadur Dr. Lal Madhav Mukherjee, with Secretary being Dr. J.R.Wallace. Their Headquarter Office was at Calcutta. Their official organ was “Indian Medical Records” published from Calcutta by Dr. J.R.Wallace as Editor
Editor
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. After the implementation of Indian Medical Degree Act in 1916 all over India, the then Doctor leaders of India especially those from Bengal Medical Association felt for one All India platform for Doctors. The first systematic attempt to hold an All India Medical Conference was manifested at the initiative of Bengal Medical Association in the year 1917.
The 1st All India Medical Conference was held at Calcutta in 1917 under the President ship of Lt. Col. Raghavendra Rai, President, Bengal Medical Association at 'The Calcutta Medical School & College of Physician & Surgeons of Bengal
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital [আর.জি.কর মেডিক্যাল কলেজ & হাসপাতাল] is one of the oldest medical college and tertiary care hospital of Kolkata, West Bengal in India named after the famous physician Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar [ ডা. রাধাগোবিন্দ কর ], the founder of the institution.- History, :In...
' with Sir. Dr. Nil Ratan Sarkar as the Chairman of the Reception Committee. The 2nd All India Medical Conference was held at Delhi in 1918 with Sir Nil Ratan Sircar as the President and Dr. J. K. Sen as Chairman, Reception Committee. The 3rd All India Medical Conference was held at Amritsar in 1919 with Dr. M. N. Odhedar as its President. The 4th All India Medical Conference was held at Nagpur in 1920 under the Presidentship of Rai Bahadur Dr. Maharaj Krishnan Kapur of Lahore
Lahore
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and Dr. G. R. Tambe being the Chairman, Reception Committee.
This was followed by a long hibernation period of 8years. During this period, General Medical Council of United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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withdrew recognition of Medical degrees of some Indian Universities. The Government of India proposed to form a Medical Council of India
Medical Council of India
The Medical Council of India was the statutory body for maintenance of uniform and high standards of medical education in India. The Council grants recognition of medical qualifications, gives accreditation to medical colleges, grants registration to medical practitioners, and monitors medical...
with an official majority. This created a feeling of utter dissatisfaction in the profession.
A meeting of all Medical Practitioners was called at Calcutta on 30th July, 1928 under the Presidentship of Dr. Sundari Mohan Das, President, Bengal Medical Association on 30th July 1928, it was resolved that the 5th All India Medical Conference will be held at Calcutta during the Christmas Week (a tradition still followed). On 28th December, 1928 during the 5th All India Medical Conference under the Presidentship of Dr. G. V. Deshmukh of Bombay and Sir Dr. Nil Ratan Sarkar as Chairman Reception Committee, a resolution was adopted forming an “All India Medical Association” with the objects of promotion and advancement of medical and allied sciences in their different branches, the improvement of public health and medical education in India and the maintenance of honor and dignity of the medical profession. Further resolved that the body must be registered under Society Registration Act XXI of 1860. A committee was formed with Dr. G. V. Deshmukh of (Bombay) as President, Sir Dr. Nil Ratan Sarkar and Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy, M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India. He remained in his post for 14 years as a Indian National Congress candidate, from 1948 until his death in 1962. He was a highly respected physician and a renowned freedom fighter...
of Calcutta as Vice-Presidents, Dr. Kumud Sarkar Ray, Dr. Aghar Nath Ghosh of Calcutta and Dr. D. D. Sathaya of Poona as Secretaries, Dr. J.N.Moitra of Calcutta as Treasurer. Dr. Sundari Mohan Das, Dr. Charu Banerjee, Dr. B. L. Majumdar, Dr. A. D. Mukherjee, Dr. S. C .Sengupta, Dr. Santiram Chatterjee, Dr. N. N. Basu, Dr. K. M. Bose, Dr. A. C. Ukil of Calcutta, Dr. Rama Rao of Madras, Dr. Rewa Chand of Karachi
Karachi
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, Dr. P.B.Mukherjee of Patna
Patna
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were members of the committee. It was resolved that ‘Five Members to form quorum’ and its head office be located at Calcutta. The association will have its own Journal. This led to the formation of the organization the “All India Medical Association.”
The 6th All India Medical Association was held at Madras in the year 1929. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy, M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India. He remained in his post for 14 years as a Indian National Congress candidate, from 1948 until his death in 1962. He was a highly respected physician and a renowned freedom fighter...
presided over the meeting at Madras where the nomenclature was modified as “Indian Medical Association (IMA)” and since then IMA is a popular name and only organization of qualified medical persons of India. The IMA Head Quarter was situated at 6 A, Corporation Street, Calcutta.
On 19th May 1934, the “All India Medical Association” was registered under the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860 by Registrar of Joint Stock Companies of Bengal at Calcutta (vide Regn No. 325 of 1934-35 dated 19.05.34) with its Headquarters at 6 A, Corporation Street, Calcutta and later shiefted to 67, Dharmatala Street, Calcutta and then to 23, Samavaya Mansion, Calcutta where it continued till 1949.
The association had come in to being at a time when there was political unrest and the country was passing through big turmoil. Yet, it was a matter of great satisfaction that the stalwarts of the medical profession in those days like Dr. K. S. Ray, Sir Nil Ratan Sircar, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy, M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India. He remained in his post for 14 years as a Indian National Congress candidate, from 1948 until his death in 1962. He was a highly respected physician and a renowned freedom fighter...
, Dr. M. A. Ansari, Col. Bhola Nath, Major M. G. Naidu, Dr. B. N. Vyas, Dr. D. Silva, Dr. N. A. Ghosh, Dr. D. A. Chakravarthi, Dr. Viswanathan, and Capt. B. V. Mukherjee actively participated in the promotion of the Association. Some of these stalwarts were also active in the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
and had their terms in the jail for participating in the struggle for participating in the struggle for Independence
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
of the country.
In 1934, after the “All India Medical Association” was registered at Calcutta, Bengal Medical Association which was playing the pivotal role till 1934 stopped functioning as an independent body and became a Provincial Branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) & was named as “IMA Bengal Provincial Branch” with Lt. Col. K. K. Chatterjee as the President. After Independence the Bengal Province became Bengal State and likewise IMA Bengal Provincial Branch became IMA Bengal State Branch.
The IMA Headquarters Office at 23 Samavaya Mansion, Calcutta at the suggestion of Dr. S. C. Sen supported by Dr. B. V. Mulay, Dr. Chamanlal C. Mehta and Maj. General Amirchand, was shifted to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
in January 1949, after the attainment of Independence. But the Journal of IMA (JIMA) continued to be published from Calcutta. Initially the IMA HeadQuarter was located at Hanging Bridge, Fair Bazar, Dariyaganj, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. In 1958, Dr. S. C. Sen obtained a plot of land in Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
at the concessional rates from the Government of India
Government of India
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and the project of construction of IMA Building thereon was undertaken, supported by Dr. B. V. Mulay, Dr. Chamanlal Mehta, Dr. C.S.Thakar, Dr. A. P. Mitra, Dr. Ved Prakash, Dr. R. C. Goulatia, Dr. P.C. Bhatia and Dr. D. S. Mehra. The foundation stone of IMA House was laid by the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India...
on September 19, 1958 and the construction of the building was started under the supervision of Dr. P. C. Bhatia who supervised it brick by brick. With his untiring efforts, the building was completed and opened on September 6, 1964 by the then President of India
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
Objectives
The major objectives of the Indian medical Association include:- Promotion and advancement of medical and all related sciences
- Improving the public health and medical education in India
- Maintaining the honor and dignity of the medical profession
Achievements
During the British Rule, some selected members of the profession were members of the British Medical AssociationBritish Medical Association
The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,...
which had branches in India. The stalwarts of IMA ultimately succeeded in reaching an agreement with British Medical Association that they would have no branches in India and got mutually affiliated, which relationship continues even today.
In the year 1964, IMA helped in the organization of the world body viz., the World Medical Association
World Medical Association
The World Medical Association is an international and independent confederation of free professional Medical Associations, therefore representing physicians worldwide...
and thus became its founder member through the efforts of Dr. S. C. Sen, Dr. R. V. Sathe, the then President, IMA held the chair of the President of WMA when the WMA met in New Delhi in 1962. It’s a matter of pride that another illustrious Past President of IMA Dr. A.K.N. Sinha also held the office of the WMA. The IMA has been playing an important role in the deliberations of the World Medical Association
World Medical Association
The World Medical Association is an international and independent confederation of free professional Medical Associations, therefore representing physicians worldwide...
at New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
in the year 1966. Later developments, however, forced us to take decision to withdraw from World Medical Association in 1985, since the organization refused to expel South Africa despite its dismal record of racial discrimination. The Indian Medical Association after consideration of all aspects of the matter decided in February, 1993 that IMA may again become a member of the World Medical Association. In pursuance of the above, 45th General Assembly of the World Medical Association at its meeting held on October 2-5, 1993 approved IMA’s membership of the WMA.
The IMA has continued to play an important role in the affairs of the Commonwealth Medical Association.
IMA has been pursuing the academic activities and continuing education of its members through its academic wings viz., IMA College of General Practitioners (IMA CGP) and the IMA Academy of Medical Specialities (IMAAMS). Through the IMA CGP which is a Founder member of the World Organization of the National Colleges and Academies, (WONCA), third Conference on General Practice was hosted by the IMA in the year 1968. It is a matter of pride that the first ever Fellowship of the World Organization was conferred on one of our illustrious Past Presidents, Dr. P.C. Bhatia.
Over the period of 72 years, the IMA , through its 1470 branches with a total membership of 120298 throughout the country has been rendering yeoman’s service in the field of health care deliver, disease control and eradication. Its services to the community during natural calamities like earthquakes, droughts and floods, famines and epidemics in the pre and post-Independence periods have been highly lauded. Its role and involvement in the formulation and implementation of National Health Programmes e.g. Family Welfare, Maternal and Child Health, Universal Immunization Programme, Oral Rehydration Therapy, AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
Prevention, Control and Management etc., has been highly significant and has received recognition by the Central and state Governments and the UNICEF. The IMA and its branches have been running many community service Projects and a number of branches have established Family Welfare Clinics, Immunization
Immunization
Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual's immune system becomes fortified against an agent ....
Centres, Ambulance Services, Blood Bank
Blood bank
A blood bank is a cache or bank of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation, stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a division of a hospital laboratory where the storage of blood product occurs and where proper...
s, Polio Eradications and RCH programmes, etc.
Presidents
Dr. G.V.Deshmukh (Bombay) 1928-29Dr. B.C Roy (Calcutta) 1929-30
Dr. Jivraj N.Mehta (Bombay) 1930-31
Dr. Nilratan Sircar (Calcutta) 1931-32
Dr. (Maj) M. G. Naidu (Hydrabad) 1932-33
Dr. M.A. Ansari (Delhi) 1933-34
Dr. (Col) Bhola Nath (Lahore) 1934-35
Dr. U.Rama Rao ( Madras) 1935-36
Dr. B.N. Vyas (Lucknow) 1936-37
Dr. B.C.Roy (Calcutta) 1937-38
Dr. George De Silva (Jabbulpore) 1938-39
Dr. Bhupal Singh (Meerut) 1939-40
Dr. K.S.Ray (Calcutta) 1940-41
Dr. K.S.Ray (Calcutta) 1941-42
Dr. R.A.Amesur (Karachi) 1942-43
Dr. S.N.Kaul (Lahore) 1943-44
Dr. Jivraj N.Mehta (Bombay) 1944-45
Dr.R.A.Amesur (Karachi) 1945-46
Dr. (Capt.) P.B.Mukerji 1946-47
Dr. (Lt. Col) Amir Chand (Lahore) 1947-48
Dr. (Capt.) S.K.Chaudhury (Banaras) 1948-49
Dr. Chamanlal M. Mehta (Bombay) 1949-50
Dr. T.N. Banerjee (Patna) 1950-51
Dr. T.S Tirumurti (Madras) 1951-52
Dr. B.V. Mulay (Sholapur) 1952-53
Dr. S.C. Sen (Delhi) 1953-54
Dr. S.C. Sen (Delhi) 1954-55
Dr. A.C Ukil (Calcutta) 1955-56
Dr. C.S.Thakar (Bombay) 1956-57
Dr. D.V. Venkappa (Madras) 1957-58
Dr. C.O. Karunakaran (Trivandrum) 1958-59
Dr. H.N. Shivapuri (Lucknow) 1959-60
Dr. H.N. Shivapuri (Lucknow) 1960-61
Dr. R.V. Sathe (Bombay) 1961-62
Dr. B. P. Trivedi (Calcutta) 1962-63
Dr. S. Samaddar (Patna) 1963-64
Dr. A.P. Mitra (Delhi) 1964-65
Dr. Shantilal C Seth (Bombay) 1965-66
Dr. Bhola Nath (Varanasi) 1966-67
Dr. P.R.Trivedi (Ahmedabad) 1967-68
Dr. G.S. Wagle (Indore) 1968-69
Dr.G.V. Joshi (Hubli) 1969-70
Dr. A.K.N.Sinha (Patna) 1970-71
Dr. A.K.N.Sinha (Patna) 1971-72
Dr. M.G. Bhide (Poona) 1972-73
Dr. Ved Prakash (Delhi) 1973-74
Dr. J.Majumdar (Calcutta) 1974-75
Dr. P.C.Bhatia (Delhi) 1975-76
Dr. A.P.Shukla (Ahmedabad) 1976-77
Dr. J.V.R.Sarma (Hydrabad) 1977-78
Dr. P.K.Dutta (Dhanbad) 1978-79
Dr. R.K.Menda (Bombay) 1979-80
Dr. K.P.Mehrotra (Kanpur) 1980-81
Dr. R.N. Chatterjee (Jabalpur) 1981-82
Dr. M.G.Garg (Delhi) 1982-83
Dr. Jayaseelan Mathias (Nagarcoil) 1983-84
Dr. Mrs. Lalitha Rao (Bombay) 1984-85
Dr. V.Parameshvara (Bangalore) 1985-86
Dr. Bhaskar RayChaudhari (Calcutta) 1986-87
Dr. K.K.Shah (Ahmedabad) 1987-88
Dr. N.Satyanarayana (Vijayawada) 1988-89
Dr. Ram Jamma Singh (Patna) 1989-90
Dr. Arvind M.Shah (Bombay) 1990-91
Dr. N.S.Chandra Bose (Tuticorin) 1991-92
Dr. Ram Janma Singh (Patna) 1992-93
Dr. V. C. V. Pillai (Trivandrum) 1993-94
Dr. Bharat Chaparwal (Indore) 1994-95
Dr. Narendra Kumar Grover(Delhi) 1995-96
Dr. Kalyan Hasari (Patna) 1996-97
Dr. Jayachandra Reddy (Khammam) 1997-98
Dr. C. Vithalbhai Patel (Baroda) 1998-99
Dr. Tri Jugi Nath Mehrotra (Meerut) 1999-00
Dr. Tri Jugi Nath Mehrotra (Meerut) 2000-01
Dr. K. Dhirajlal Desai (Ahmedabad) 2001-02
Dr. Sundaram Arul Raj 2002-03
Dr. P.V. George (Kerala) 2003-04
Dr. Sudipto Roy (Kolkata) 2004-05
Dr. Sanjiv Malik (Delhi) 2005-06
Dr. Ajay Kumar (Patna) 2006-07
Dr. M. Abbas (Cuttack) 2007-08
Dr. Ashok Adhao (Nagpur) 2008-09
The Journal
The Journal of Indian Medical Association, popularly known as JIMAJima
Jima or JIMA may refer to:*Jima of Silla*Jima, Nepal*Jima, a Japanese word for "island", as in Iwo Jima*JIMA, The Journal of Indian Medical Association*An alternate spelling for Jimma, Ethiopia....
, an indexed monthly medical journal
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
. It has circulation of over 1.75 lakh Copies per month in India and abroad. The founder leaders of this journal include among others Late Sir Nilratan Sircar, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy, M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India. He remained in his post for 14 years as a Indian National Congress candidate, from 1948 until his death in 1962. He was a highly respected physician and a renowned freedom fighter...
and Dr. Kumud Sankar Ray. It started in the year 1930 with only 122 doctors. The objective was to protect rights and dignity of the Indian doctors, and to promote indigenous pharmaceutical houses' products through it.