Lok Sabha Question No. 2917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Awareness Programmes on Organ Donation
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, P.R. SUNDARAM, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2917 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd AUGUST, 2018

## AWARENESS PROGRAMMES ON ORGAN DONATION

## 2917. SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

(a) whether the Government is operating any Scheme/programme in different States/UTs of the country to create organ Donation awareness among people;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the list  of  awareness  programmes  conducted in  the  country during the last three ye arsand the current year, State/UT - wise along with the details of funds provided for these awareness programmes;

- (c) the total number of national organ and tissue transplantation hospitals in the country both in public and private sectors, as on date Stat e/UT- wise; and

(d) whether the Government has launched/proposes to launch a programme to  'recognise  and honour' families of persons who donate their organs and give more autonomy to National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b): The  Government  is  implementing  the  National  Organ  Transplant  Programme (NOTP) to promote organ donation across the country. The Government of India has taken series  of  measures  to  promote  cadaver  organ  donation.  The  National  Organ  and  Tiss Transplant O rganisation  (NOTTO) has a Website that disseminates relevant information to concerned, a 24x7 call  centre with a toll free helpline number (1800114770)  has been operational.

Various  awareness  programmes  and  activities  are  undertaken  at  various  levels National,  Regional,  State  and  institutional  level for  generating  awareness  and  for  imparting training  to  all  those  associated  with  transplant  activities  including  doctors  and transplant coordinators. Activities such as celebration of Indian Organ Donation Day every year, sem workshops, debates, sports events, walkathons, participation in marathons, nukkad Natak are  also  organized  at  different  places  in  the  country  t o  disseminate  information  and  increase awareness.  Audio - visual  messages  to  promote  cadaver  organ  donation  are  also  telecast  o Doordarshan and other television channels.

The details of all programmes and activities during the last three years and the curr ent year, State/UT wise are not available, as they are not maintained centrally. However, mo 500  awareness  activities  which  include  workshops,  audio  visuals  presentations,  tra programmes, talks, rallies, pamphlet distribution, lectures, debates , walkathons, marathons, etc. have been carried out at NOTTO/ROTTO/SOTTO levels.

The funds allocated under NOTP for Advertising and Publicity during last three y and during the current year is as under:

| Financial Year   |   Fund Allocation under A dvertis ing and Publicity (In Lakhs of |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2015- 16         |                                                              100 |
| 2016- 17         |                                                              300 |
| 2017- 18         |                                                              200 |
| 2018- 19         |                                                             1500 |

- (c): National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) registers hospitals for purpose  of  networking.  As  per  the  information  available  with  NOTTO,  the  organ  and  tis transplantation hospitals in the country both in public and private sectors, as o n d te State/UT -wise is at annexure.
- (d): Government felicitates some of the donor families during Indian Organ Donation Day recognize and honour such families. Similar facilitations are carried out by various St also. At present there is no proposal under consideration to give more autonomy to NOTTO.

## Annexure

| S.No.   | State          |   No. of Transplant Hospitals |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------------|
| 1       | Assam          |                             3 |
| 2       | Bihar          |                             2 |
| 3       | Chandigarh     |                             1 |
| 4       | Delhi          |                            31 |
| 5       | Goa            |                             1 |
| 6       | Gujarat        |                             7 |
| 7       | Haryana        |                            10 |
| 8       | Karnataka      |                             9 |
| 9       | Kerala         |                            17 |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh |                            12 |
| 11      | Maharashtra    |                            43 |
| 12      | Manipur        |                             1 |
| 13      | Mizoram        |                             1 |
| 14      | Odisha         |                             2 |
| 15      | Puducherry     |                             2 |
| 16      | Punjab         |                            21 |
| 17      | Rajasthan      |                             5 |
| 18      | Tamil Nadu     |                            18 |
| 19      | Telangana      |                             4 |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh  |                             9 |
| 21      | Uttarkhand     |                             3 |
| 22      | West Bengal    |                             7 |
|         | Total          |                           209 |