IMA hardens stand against Modi govt's order on Ayurveda practioners The IMA had started a pan-India relay hunger strike from February 1 which concluded on Sunday Sunday February 14, 2021 7:19 PM, IANS New Delhi: Intensifying their protest against the Centre's order to train post-graduate practitioners in specified streams of Ayurveda in general surgical procedures, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a non-cooperation movement, asking the surgeons and anesthesiologists to not cooperate in training the Ayush doctors. The apex association of modern medicine practitioners also said that it will submit a list to the Union government of 1,000 modern medicine doctors to willing to serve in any remote areas of the country.