Lok Sabha Question No. 2941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2941 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND DECEMBER, 2016

## NATIONAL ORGAN AND T ISSUE TRANSPLANT ORGANISAT ION

## 2941. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

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

(a) whether the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) keeps record of the donors and receptors of human organs and ti ssues and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons theref r;

(b)  whether  there  is  a  shortage  of  human organ  donors  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the details  thereof including the number of persons who have requested for and received organ donations along with the number of persons who died due to unavailability of organs, State - wise, UT - wise and organ - wise;

(c) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding the wastage of donated organs and if so, the details thereof along with the a ction taken by the Government thereon; and

(d) whether the Government has tie up with private organisations to spread the campaign to promote organ donation in rural areas and if so, the details thereof including response received from each State includi ng Karnataka?

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

(a): As  per  Transplantation  of  Human  Organs  and  Tissues    Act,  1994  (as  amended)  and  Rules thereunder, the Central Government has been given the mandate to maintain National registry of donors and  recipients  of  human  organs  and  tissues.  National  Organ  and  Tissue  Transplant  Organisa (NOTTO)    has  been  set  up  to  maintain  this  registry  based  on  the  information  received  from transplant/retrieval hospitals  and  other  related  organizations.  As  per  data  available  with  NOTTO respect of cadaver donations, the number of persons who donated organs during 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (upto 31 st October) are 313, 411, 579 and 592, respectively.

(b): There is a huge gap between the number of patients who need organ transplants and the numb of organs that are available. The details of such cases are, however, not maintained centrally.

(c): Heath is a State subject. Complaints regarding wastage of organ h ave, as suc , not been brought to the notice of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. However, it is a fact that all h organs  can  not  be  retrieved  and  used  owing  to  lack  of  awareness  and  inadequacy  of  capacity. Government has taken a ser ies of steps to promote organ donation especially in case of brain stem de and also to augment capacity for organ retrieval and transplantation in the country.

(d): NOTTO is working along with a large number of Non Governmental Organisations to spread awareness about organ donation, their retrieval and transplantation. Efforts are also being made the  good  offices  of  industry  and  trade  associations  for  spreading  awareness  about  it.    All including those working in Karnataka, have indica ted their willingness to spread the message.