Conversion Therapy (changing the sexual orientation of a person to heterosexual), will be construed as unethical and professional misconduct on the part of health professionals, under chapter 6 and 7 respectively of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulation, 2002, a high-power committee has stated, in its submissions to the Madras High Court. The queer rights activists have welcomed the move and have appealed to the LGBTQIA community that conversion therapy is a myth and to not fall for it.

The National Medical Commission (NMC), recently (third week of February) made this submission before Madras high court on the recommendations of the expert panel constituted by Dr Aruna Vanikar (President of UG Medical Education Board UGMEB) NMC in pursuant to the orders passed by the Justice N. Anand Venkatesh to address the issues about LGBTQIA+ community in the MBBS curriculum.