Lok Sabha Question No. 2063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Organ Donation Policy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T. RADHAKRISHNAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2063 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th DECEMBER, 2017

## ORGAN DONATION POLIC Y

## 2063. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated organ donation/transplantation policy and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  existing  rules/guidelines  for organ  transplantation  in  the  country  along with  the rules/guidelines that exist in other developed countries in this regard;
- (c) whether India has lower organ donation rate compared to other majorcountries and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether awareness about brain de th and retrieval of organs from such patients is very low in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the steps taken/ being t aken by the Government to educate the people in this regard?

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

(a )& ( b) : The  Government  of  India  has  notified  Transplantation  of  Human  Organs  and Tissues  Act, 1994  (as  amended  in  2011)  and  made  Transplantation  of  Human  Organs  and Tissues Rules, 2014 thereunder for regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes. Further, the following guidelines/regulati have been issued in recent past for facilitating organ donation and transplantation in the coun

- (i)Highlights  of  National  Organ  and  Tissue  Transplant  Programme  and  Operational Guidelines for its implementation.
- (ii) Allocation  Criteria  for  Deceased  Donor Kidney,  Heart,  Liver,  Lung,  Heart -Lung  and Cornea Transplant (Guidelines) has been formulated in 2016.
- (iii) 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  Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) i.e www.notto.gov.in .

The Data regarding Rules/guidelines for organ transplantation in other countries maintained c entrally. However the information may be available on respective websites.

(c) : Yes.  In India, the demand for organs and tissues for transplantation is far mo availability  of  organs.  The  deceased  organ  donation  rate  is  approximately  0.61  per  m on population as in the year 2016.  As per Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantatio organ donation rate in  Spain, US, UK, and Australia in the year 2016 were as under:

Spain -43.8

USA -30.76

UK -21.5

Australia -20.7

(d )& ( e) : The  Govern ment  of  India  has  taken  a  series  of  measures  to  promote  cadaver organ donation. The Government is implementing the National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP) to promote organ donation across the country. The website of the National Organ Tissue Transpl ant Organisation (NOTTO), viz. www.notto.nic.in contains information pertinent to the activities relating to organ donation and a 24x7 call centre with a toll free help (1800114770)  is  operational.  Financi al  assistance  is  admissible  for  hiring  of  transplan coordinators in Hospitals and Trauma Centres and for imparting training to all those ass with  transplant  activities  including  doctors  and  transplant  coordinators.  Activities celebration  of Indian  organ  donation  day  every  year,  seminars,  workshops,  debates,  spor events, walkathons, display boards outside ICUs and other strategic locations a transplant/retrieval  hospitals,  nukkad  natak,  etc.  are  also  organized  at  different  pla e country  to  disseminate  information  and  increase  awareness.  Audio - visual  messages  are  also telecast on Doordarshan and other Television channels.