Lok Sabha Question No. 3319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Organ Donation Policy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3319 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## ORGAN DONATION POLIC Y

## 3319. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

## SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate organ donation or transplantation polic if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there exists a mismatch between demand and supply of various organ and tissue transplantation and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the incentive policy has been formulated by the State Governments in this reg if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- ( d) india's ranking globally in terms of organ donation and transplantation; and
- (e) whether the views of eminent doctors, healthcare experts and other stakeholders hav considered for making rules in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) : The  Government  of  India  has  already  enacted  Transplantation  of  Human  Organs  and Tissues Act, 1994 (as amended in 2011) and made rules thereunder for regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes. Furth following guidelines/regulations have been issued in recent past for facilitating organ and transplantation in the country:
- (a)Highlights  of  National  Organ  and  Tissue  Transplant  Programme  and  operational Guidelines for its implementation, in 2015.
- (b)Allocation  Criteria  for  Deceased  Donor  Kidney,  Heart,  Liver,  Lung,  Heart -Lung  and Cornea Transplant (Guidelines) has been formulated in 2016.
- (c)Draft  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)/protocols  for  management  of  brain  ste dead donors and retrieval of different Organs.

These  are  available  in  public  domain  on  the  website  of  National  Organ  and  Tis Transplant Organization (NOTTO) i.e www.notto.nic.in .

(b) : The demand for organs and tissues for transplantation is far more than availability of organs. The estimated requirement of major organs and tissue as available with NOTTO i under:

| Organ/Tissue   |   Required |   Available |
|----------------|------------|-------------|
| Kidney         |     200000 |        8000 |
| Liver          |      50000 |        1500 |
| Heart          |      30000 |         200 |
| Cornea         |     100000 |       25000 |

(c) : Health is a State subject. Such information is not maintained centrally.

(d) : The exact global ranking of India in terms of organ donation and transplantation known.  However,  deceased organ  donation  rate  in  India  is  approximately  0.58  per  mill ion population.

(e) : It is a standard practice to obtain expert advice of eminent doctors, health exp other stakeholders before finalizing any rules, guidelines or protocols. The Allocation C respect of Kidney, Liver, Heart, Lung, Heart -Lung and Cornea ha s been prepared after taking the views of eminent doctors, etc.

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