Lok Sabha Question No. 1930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Organ Donation Policy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1930 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2018

## ORGAN DONATION POLIC Y

## 1930. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  organ  donation  or  transplantation  policy  and  if  so details thereof;
- (b) the status of demand and supply of various organs and tissues for transplantation; and
- (c)the steps taken by the Government in promoting organ donation among the citizens thro various means of communication?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : Central  Act  namely  Transplantation  of  Human  Organs  and  Tissues  Act,  1994  (as amended in 2011) has been enacted. The Government of India has made rules thereunder f regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs and tissues for ther apeutic purposes. Further, the following guidelines/regulations have been issued for facilitati donation and transplantation in the country:
- Allocation Criteria for major organs and tissues Kidney, Heart, Liver, Lung, Heart -Lung and Cornea Transpl ant (Guidelines).
- Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)/protocols  for  management  of  brain  stem  dead donors and retrieval of different Organs.

These  are  available  in  public  domain  on  the  website  of  National  Organ  and  Tis Transplant Organization (NOTTO) i.ewww.notto.nic.in .

Contd…….

(b) : The exact data regarding demand and supply of various organ and tissues, State/UT - wise is not available. However, the estimated need for major human organs viz. kidney, heart and liver donations and the number of organ transplants done is as under:

| Organs   | Need for transplants new cases of organ failure every year   | of Estimated No. of Organ done per year (2017 Estimates)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kidney   | 2,00,000                                                     | 8000- 10000                                                |
| Liver    | 30,000                                                       | 1800- 2000                                                 |
| Heart    | 50,000                                                       | 339                                                        |

(c) : The Government is implementing the National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP) to promote organ donation across the country. An apex level organization viz. National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) in New Delhi, Five other Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisations (ROTTOs) have been set up and made functional for this purpose. In addition, funds have al so been sanctioned to State of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala fo setting up of State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisations (SOTTOs).

The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation  (NOTTO) has a Website that disseminates  rele vant  information  to  all  concerned  and  a  24x7  call    centre  with  a  toll helpline number (1800114770)  has been made operational. A number of activities are car out for generating awareness and for imparting training to all those associated with t splant activities including doctors and transplant coordinators. Activities such as celebration Organ  Donation  Day  every  year,  seminars,  workshops,  debates,  sports  events,  walkatho participation  in  marathons,  nukkad  Natak,  etc.  are  also  organi zed  at  different  places  in  the country to disseminate information and increase awareness. Audio - visual messages to promote cadaver organ donation are also telecast on Doordarshan and other television channels.

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