Dr. Rajbir Singh Chauhan

PATRON INTEGRATED MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Dr. RS Chauhan (Born on 05^th July 1955) is born in the family of Freedom Fighters. Where his father and uncle (Tauji) had been associated with QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT OF Mahatama Gandhi. He is the youngest among his siblings. He left home at the age 19 years to pursue his career in Ayurveda, and that is when he got enrolled in formal Ayurvedic education (B.A.M.S). He completed his Graduation from Delhi in 1979.

Social Career

1977-78: President,  Akhil  Bhartiya  Ayurvedic Students Association

Contribution: Started and completed the most important movement in the history of Ayurvedic Education and Employment in India against the below:

1. All private universities/colleges were having different syllabus and was not in synergy with the CCIM. In the absence of one single syllabus for Ayurvedic Education across India, the quality of education given to students in these colleges was not up to the mark. This was like playing with their careers and could lead to much serious consequences for Ayurveda.
2. Ayurvedic Chikitsa Adhikari was a Non-gazetted post and hence were not being paid as much as an Allopathic Medical Officer. This was an unfair practice. Even after being the system of medicine from India, we were not being given equal rights as to the Allopathic Medical Officer.

In this movement Dr. RS Chauhan started a Non-violent protest (Satyagrah) in front of the residence of then Central Health Minister, Late Shri Rajnarayan Ji for 31 days, wherein he was on Amaran Anshan (Hunger strike) for 96 hours. Post this Late Shri Rajnarayan Ji supported the movement and Central government officially agreed to both the above demands. But health being a state subject had to be approved by state governments across India as well. Post this Dr. RS Chauhan approached all state government and ran the movement across India for making this happen. During this period he was also being taken in to custody and had spent days in police custody across India. This movement was successful and during his tenure as President, Akhil Bhartiya Ayurvedic Student Association both these demands became a reality and almost 10,000 students got benifitted out of it in those days and lakhs of them in coming years. Also all Ayurvedic Chikitsa Adhikari was given the rank of a Gazetted officer and was given the same scale as Allopathic Medical Officers. This removed the divide between Ayurvedic Chikitsa Adhikari and Allopathic Medical Officers forever. During this period the then Advisor of Ayurveda, Shri PNV Kurup had cooperated in this movement a lot.

1988: Laid Foundation of All India Indian Medicine Graduates Association (AIIMGA)

1990: President of AIIMGA

Highlights and Contribution:Served as president of AIIMGA for 3 consecutive tenures.

During his tenure as President of AIIMGA, the 01^st Souvenir (Annual Magazine for highlighting the key achievements and work done in that year) of AIIMGA was released by the then Prime Minister of INDIA, Late Shri Chandra Shekhar Ji at Bhondsi Farmhouse, Haryana on 31^st March 1991.

21/02/1993: AIIMGA under the leadership of Dr. RS Chauhan successfully organized National Conference on ISM&H. Chief guest in this program was then Central Health Minister, Shri Pawan Singh Gatiwar Ji. For getting more focus from the government AIIMGA demanded a separate ministry for ISM&H. Shri Pawan Singh Gatiwar Ji principally accepted this demand and promised take proper initiative in this regard.

02/10/1994 and 02/12/1994: AIIMGA under the leadership of Dr. RS Chauhan successfully ran Pulse Polio drive in association with Dr. Harshvardhan, then Health Minister, Govt. of NCT Delhi.

2001 - 2015: Member, Delhi Bhartiya Chikitsa Parishad (DBCP), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of NCT Delhi

Was nominated by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of NCT Delhi for 3 consecutive tenures.

06/02/2013 - 15/06/2015: Being elected as Chairman, Delhi Bhartiya Chikitsa Parishad (DBCP), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of NCT Delhi

Founder Patron, IMA Ayus

Awards and Recognition:

1992: Dhanwantri Award, awarded by then President of India, Late Shri Gyani Zail Singh Ji

1995: Citation for Pulse Polio Drive, awarded by the then Chief Minister of Delhi, Late Shri Madan Lal Khurana Ji and Dr. Harshvardhan for successfully organizing Pulse Polio drive across Delhi.

1997: Pramukh Nagrik Samman, awarded by Delhi Government, at JLN Stadium for his services to the mankind

1996: Dhanwantri Award, awarded by then President of India, Late Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma Ji

1999: Indian National Disaster Reduction and Awareness Award awarded by Mr. Charles Mercieca, President, International Association of Educators for World Peace

1998: Dhanwantri Award, awarded by then President of India, Late Shri KR Narayan Ji

2016: Lifetime Achievement Award, awarded by Baidynath