Lok Sabha Question No. 4244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: National Organs and Tissues Transplant Organisation
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anto  Antony

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4244 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## NATIONAL ORGANS AND TISSUES TRANSPLANT ORGANISAT ION

## 4244. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up National Organs and Tissues Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) in the country;
- (b) if so, the salient features including major responsibilities thereof;
- (c) whether regional/State level organisations are functioning under the said organisation;
- (d) if so, the details of such regional offices/State level offices functioning in the country, State/UT - wise including Kerala;
- (e) whether the Government has laid down any formal policy for distribution of organs and tissues and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the number of hospitals empanelled under the said organisation, State - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEA LTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b) : National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has been set up as an apex level organisation under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and  Family  Welfare  for  carrying  out  function s of  National  Human  Organs  and  Tissues Removal  and  Storage  Network  as  specified  under  Transplantation  of  Human  Organs  and Tissues Act, 1994 and un der Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014.
- (c) & (d) : As per the provisions made under Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act,  1994  and  under  Transplantation  of  Human Org s  and  Tissues  Rules,  2014  f ive Regional Organ and Tissu e Transplant Organisations (ROTTOs) have been set up and funds have  been  released  to  11  States  for  establishment  of  State Organ  and  Tissue  Transplant Organisations  (SOTTOs) under  National  Organ  Transplant  Programme  (NOTP).  Detail  of such organisations is a t Annexure .
- (e) : Yes.Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014 provides for broad principles of organ allocation and sharing. NOTTO has definedallocation criteria for various organs viz , kidney, liver, heart, lung, heart - lung and cornea to assist the allocation of

organs/tissues  in  the  States which  are  available  on www.notto.gov.in .  However,  as  per aforesaid Rule, the allocation criteria may also b e State specific.

- (f):The detail regarding number of hospitals registered with NOTTO is a vailable on website of NOTTO at:

https://notto.gov.in/approvedhospitalslist.htm

## ANNEXURE

## 1.Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (ROTTOs):

|   Sl. | Name of State/UT   | Name of Institute/Medical College where ROTTO has established.   |
|-------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Assam              | Guwahati Medical College, Guwahati                               |
|     2 | Chandigarh         | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Chandigarh        |
|     3 | Maharashtra        | King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai                            |
|     4 | Tamil Nadu         | Govt. Medical College, Chennai                                   |
|     5 | West Bengal        | Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Kolkata         |

## 2. State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTOs):

|   Sl. | Name of State/UT   | Name of I nstitute/ Medical College where SOTTO has been established.   |
|-------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Bihar              | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, (IGIMS) Patna              |
|     2 | Goa                | Goa Medical College, Bambolim                                           |
|     3 | Haryana            | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak                     |
|     4 | Jammu & Kashmir    | Govt. Medical College, Jammu                                            |
|     5 | Kerala             | Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram                          |
|     6 | Madhya Pradesh     | MGM Medical College, Indore                                             |
|     7 | Odisha             | SCB Medical College, Cuttack                                            |
|     8 | Rajasthan          | SMS Medical College and attached hospitals, Jaipur                      |
|     9 | Uttar Pradesh      | Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Lucknow                |
|    10 | Punjab             | Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab                             |
|    11 | Gujarat            | Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Ahmedabad             |