Lok Sabha Question No. 1815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Shortage of Organ Donors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, P. C. MOHAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, 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. 1815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th JULY, 2018

## SHORTAGE OF ORGAN DO NORS

1815. SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

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 there is shortage of human organ donors in the country;
- (b) 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 during the last three years, 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 action taken by the Government thereon;
- (d) whether the Government is also aware of rise in organ trade in the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the number of cases reported along with action taken against the offenders during the last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to review the organ transpla nt policy, if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the other legal measures formulated by the Government to check illicit trade of organs?

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

- (a) & (b): Yes.  The estimated  need  for  kidney,  heart  and  liver  donations  and  the number organ transplants done is as under:

Organ

| Organs   | Need for transplants of new cases of organ failure   | every year Estimated No. of Transplants done per year Estimates)   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kidney   | 2,00 ,000                                            | 8000- 10000                                                        |
| Liver    | 30,000                                               | 1800- 2000                                                         |
| Heart    | 50,000                                               | 339                                                                |

Health is a State subject. Data regarding number of persons who have requested for organs along with the number of persons who died due to unavailability of organs during t three years is not available.

However, as per the data received by National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisat (NOTTO) from States, the number of deceased organ transplantations done during the last three yearsstate wise is at Annexure -I.

(c): No.

(d) &(e): Few instances of illegal organ trade have come to the notice of the Minist Health  and  Family  Welfare  through  complaints/media  reports.  These  cases  are  forwarded concerned  State  Governments  for  investigation  and  further  action  as  per  the  prov isions  of Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 (THOTA).

As per latest published information provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), t State/UT - wise data regarding number of cases registered under THOTA and action taken is annexure - II.

(f): The  Government  of  India  has  already  enacted  Transplantation  of  Human  Organs  and Tissues Act, 1994 (as amended in 2011).

(g):     THOTA has provisions for imprisonment upto 10 years and fine upto Rs. 1.00 cro commercial dealings in human organs. However, the enforcement of provisions of the Act is within  the  remit  of  the  respective  State  Government.  Under  National  Organ  Transpl Programme  (NOTP),  all  stakeholders  including  private  hospitals  are  sensitized  regar provisions o f the Act and to prevent commercial dealings in human organs and criminal ac related to organ transplantation.

| ANNEXURE   |
|------------|

Annexure - II State/UT-wise cases regsitered (CR), persons arrested (PAR), cases chargesheeted (CS), persons chargesheeted (PCS), cases

convicted (CV) and persons convicted (PCV) under Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 during 2014-16

| SL   | State/UT          | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   |    |        |     |     |     |    | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----|--------|-----|-----|-----|----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| SL   | State/UT          | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | CV     | PCV    | CR | PAR CS | PCS | CV  | PCV | CR |             | PAR         | CS          | PCS         | CV          | PCV         |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0  | 0           | 0           | 0           |             | 0           | 0           |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0  | 0           | 0           | 0           |             | 0           | 0           |
| 3    | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0  | 0           | 0           |             | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 4    | Bihar             | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0  | 0           | 0           |             | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0  | 0           |             | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 6    | Goa               | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0  |             | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   |    | 1           | 4           | 1           | 4           | 0           | 0           |
| 8    | Haryana           | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 1  |             | 4           | 1           | 4           | 0           | 0           |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0  |             | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 10   | Jammu& Kashmir    | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   |    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      |        | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   |    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0 12   | 5  | 12     | 5   | 0   | 0   |    | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 13   | Kerala            | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   |     | 0  | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   |    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      |        | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   |    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 16   | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   |    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   |     | 0  | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 18   |                   | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      |        | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   |     | 0  | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |             |             |
|      | Mizoram           |        |        |        |        |        |        | 0  | 0      |     |     |     |    |             | 0           |             |             | 0           | 0           |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0 0    |    |        | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0  |             | 0           |             | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 20   | Odisha Punjab     | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0 1  | 0      | 0      | 0 1    | 0  | 0 1    | 0 6 | 0 0 |     | 0  | 0           | 0 0         | 0 0         | 0 0         | 0 0         | 0 0         |
| 21   |                   |        |        | 1      | 0      | 0      |        | 6  |        |     |     | 0   |    | 0           | 0           |             |             |             |             |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0  | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   |    | 0           | 0           | 0           |             | 0           | 0           |

| 23   | Sikkim            |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0   | 0   |     | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
|------|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   1 | 0 0   |     | 0 0 |     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 25   | Telangana         |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0   |     | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 26   | Tripura           |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 0   |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 29   | West Bengal       |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   2 | 0 0   |     | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    |   1 |   0 |   1 |   1 |   0 |   0 |  15 |  14 | 13    | 11  | 0   | 0   |   5 |   8 |   2 |   8 |   0 |   0 |
| 30   | A&NIslands        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0   |     | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0   |     | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0   | 0   |     | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 34   | Delhi UT          |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0   |     | 0   | 0   |   2 |  24 |   2 |  24 |   0 |   0 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0   |     | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 0   |   2 |  24 |   2 |  24 |   0 |   0 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |   2 |   0 |   1 |   1 |   0 |   0 |  15 |  14 | 13    | 11  | 0   | 0   |   7 |  32 |   4 |  32 |   0 |   0 |

Source: Crime in India Note: Disposal of cases and persons by police and courts during the year may include previous year reported cases/persons.