Lok Sabha Question No. 1764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-25
Subject: Organ Transplant
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, RATTAN LAL KATARIA, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1764 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## ORGAN TRANSPLANT

## 1764. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

SHRI NANA PATOLE:

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

- (a) whether the Government is proposing to introduce a 'presumed consent' model for harvesting organs, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken any  steps  in  order  to  raise  awareness  about organ donation, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  total  number  of  functional national  organ  and  tissue  transplantation hospitals  in  the country both in public and private secto rs along with their State - wisedetails;
- (d) the number of organ transplant cases pending for the last three years;
- (e)  whether  the  country  has  adequate number  of  transplantation  hospitals  to  treat patients awaiting organ transplant;
- (f) whether people in the country are not aware of organ donation, if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) whether the Government is working on any action plan for organising programmes all over the country for creating awareness about organ donation and updating the people ab out latest technology in this regard, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) : Currently, there is no proposal for introducing the presumed consent model for o donation  as  there  are  practical  and  legal  difficulties  in  its  execution.  It  is  noted countries where this option is prevalent, the presumed consent is exe rcised only after obtaining the consent of family members in almost all cases before removing organs.

(b) : The Government of India has taken a series of measures to promote organ donation. Government  is  implementing  the  National  Organ  Transplant Programme  (NOTP)  to  promote organ  donation  across  the  country.  The  National  Organ  and  Tissue  Transplant  Organisat (NOTTO) has a Website that disseminates relevant information to all concerned, a 24x7 centre with a toll free helpline number (1800114 770) and a National Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant Registry. Financial assistance is provided for establishing Regional Org Tissue Transplant Organization (ROTTO) and State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizatio (SOTTO) and hiring of tran splant coordinators in Hospitals and Trauma Centres. A number of activities  are  carried  out  for  generating  awareness  and  for  undertaking  training  to associated  with  transplant  activities  including  doctors  and  transplant  coordinators.  A such  as  celebration  of  Indian  organ  donation  day  every  year,  seminars,  workshops,  deb sports events, walkathons, participation in marathons, nukkad Natak, etc. are also orga different places in the country to disseminate information and increas e awareness.

(c) : As  per  data  available  with  the  National  Organ  and  Tissue  Transplant  Organizat (NOTTO),  currently  there  are  301  hospitals  in  the  country  that  have  facilities  for transplantation. Out of these, 148 hospitals are presently registered and share da ta with NOTTO. State wise details are at Annexure.

(d) : Health  is  a  State  Subject.  Currently,  the  waiting  list  of  organ  transplant  req maintained at hospital level.

(e) : As stated in reply to part (c) above, the number of hospitals carrying out transplantation of organs in 301. The number of such hospitals, however, needs to be increased further.

(f) : Awareness about the possibility of donation of organs especially after brain stem d growing rapidly in the country.

(g): Reply to part (b) above may be referred to.

## State wise details of Organ  Transplantation Hospitals

| State          |   Number of Hospitals |
|----------------|-----------------------|
| Assam          |                    03 |
| Chandigarh     |                    01 |
| Delhi          |                    36 |
| Goa            |                    01 |
| Gujarat        |                    04 |
| Haryana        |                    06 |
| Karnataka      |                    06 |
| Kerala         |                    14 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                    06 |
| Maharashtra    |                    21 |
| Puducherry     |                    01 |
| Punjab         |                    10 |
| Rajasthan      |                    05 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                    14 |
| Telangana      |                    01 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                    10 |
| Uttarakhand    |                    02 |
| West Bengal    |                    07 |
| Total          |                   148 |