Lok Sabha Question No. 1091 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Government and Private Blood Banks
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, RAMA DEVI, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1091 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## GOVERNMENT AND PRIVA TE BLOOD BANKS

## 1091. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) whether 74 districts in the country are still without blood banks, if so, the details thereof indicating the names of such districts and the number of Government and private blood banks functioning in the country, State -wise;
- (b) whether a number of people die due to lack of blood banks in such districts, if o, the details thereof and reaction of the Government thereto along with the remedial steps being taken in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for setting up blood banks on priority basis in remote, rural and border areas i n the Country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether coordination with voluntary organizations, private and public sector is there to encourage voluntary blood d nations and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Gove rnment to check and stop illegal sale of blood or related illegal activities?

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

- (a): 76  districts  in  the  country  do  not  have  blood  banks,  as  per  State -wise  details  at Annexure 1.

The  State - wise  details  of  numbers  of  Government  and  private  blood  banks  are  at Annexure 2.

- (b): No such instance has come to notice of the Government. Health being a State subject, the responsibility  of  setting  up  of  Blood  Banks  lies  with  State  Governments.  The  polic Government of India is to have at least one blood bank per district. However given the f due to various administrative reasons , State Governments carve out new districts periodically, i is difficult to always maintain the ratio of one blood bank per district. However, in the case of districts not having blood banks, their needs are met by neighbouring districts.

(c) : Under the National Health Mission, support is provided to State governments for sett up of blood banks and blood storage centres as per their needs in areas where no blood s exist.

(d) : Voluntary  blood  donations  are  encouraged  through  coordination  with V luntary organizations, private and public sectors. Activities include observance of World Blood Day (14 th June) and National Voluntary Blood Donation Day (1 st October) wherein blood donors and donor organizations are felicitated as a mark of appreciation and conduction of nati - wide blood  drives  and  campaigns.  An  enabling  provision  of  four  special  casual  leaves  each provides encouragement to Central Gover nment employees to enrol as regular blood donors.

(e): Blood is considered a drug under the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 a Rules 1945 thereof and only licensed blood banks are allowed to collect and issue bloo blood components for use.

National Blood Policy prohibits the sale or trading in blood, as it is considered voluntarily  donated  commodity  of  human  origin.  National  Blood  Transfusion  Council  ha prescribed processing  charges for blood and blood components for non  prof it recove y to all State Blood Transfusion Councils.

## Annexure-1

| Districts without Blood Banks as on 1 st February 2019   | Districts without Blood Banks as on 1 st February 2019   | Districts without Blood Banks as on 1 st February 2019   | Districts without Blood Banks as on 1 st February 2019                                                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No                                                   | Name of State/UT                                         | No. of Districts without Blood Banks                     | Names of Districts without Blood Banks                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                        | Andaman and Nicobar                                      | 2                                                        | North and Middle Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                        | 14                                                       | Kamle, Pakke Kesang, Shi Yomi, Lapa Rada, Lohit, East Kameng, Kra-daadi, Siang, Lower Siang, Namsai, Debang Valley, Anjaw, Tirap, Longding |
| 3                                                        | Assam                                                    | 8                                                        | Kamrup Rural, Baksa, Udalguri, Chirang, Manchachar and South Salmara, Charaideo, Hojai, West Karbi Anglong                                 |
| 4                                                        | Bihar                                                    | 5                                                        | Arwal, Araria, Supoul, Banka, Sheohar                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                        | Chattisgarh                                              | 4                                                        | Balod, Gariaband, Narayanpur, Balrampur                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                         | 1                                                        | Lahaul Spiti                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                        | 5                                                        | Bandipora, Ganderbal, Shopian, Samba, Reasi                                                                                                |
| 8                                                        | Jharkhand                                                | 4                                                        | Khunti, Saraikela, Jamtara, Godda                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                           | 1                                                        | Agar Malwa                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                       | Manipur                                                  | 12                                                       | Senapati, Ukhrul, Chandel, Tamenglong, Bishnupur, Jiribam, Kangpokpi, Kakching, Tengnoupal, Kanjong, Noney, Pherzawl                       |
| 11                                                       | Meghalaya                                                | 5                                                        | South West Khasi Hills, East Jaintia Hills, South West Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, South Garo Hills                                      |
| 12                                                       | Nagaland                                                 | 9                                                        | Peren, Kiphire, Longlen, Mon, Wokha, Phek, Tuensang, Zunheboto, Noklak                                                                     |
| 13                                                       | Sikkim                                                   | 2                                                        | North Sikkim, West Sikkim                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                       | Telangana                                                | 4                                                        | Warangal Rural, Mahabubabad, Asifabad, Nagarkurnool                                                                                        |
| Total                                                    | Total                                                    | 76                                                       |                                                                                                                                            |

## Annexure-2

## Number of licensed blood bank in India State / UT wise up to Dec- 2018 submitted by Central Drugs Standards Control Organization

| S.NO   | NAME OF STATE        | Public including Govt. Blood Banks   | Private including charitable trust Blood Bank   |   TOTAL |
|--------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 1      | Andaman & Nicobar    | 02                                   | 01                                              |      03 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh       | 34                                   | 135                                             |     169 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh    | 09                                   | 01                                              |      10 |
| 4      | Assam                | 39                                   | 32                                              |      71 |
| 5      | Bihar                | 35                                   | 45                                              |      80 |
| 6      | Chandigarh           | 03                                   | 01                                              |      04 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh         | 31                                   | 51                                              |      82 |
| 8      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | -                                    | 01                                              |      01 |
| 9      | Daman & Diu          | 02                                   | 00                                              |      02 |
| 10     | NCT of Delhi         | 22                                   | 38                                              |      60 |
| 11     | Goa                  | 03                                   | 03                                              |      06 |
| 12     | Gujarat              | 28                                   | 125                                             |     153 |
| 13     | Haryana              | 26                                   | 79                                              |     105 |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh     | 19                                   | 03                                              |      22 |
| 15     | Jammu & Kashmir      | 30                                   | 05                                              |      35 |
| 16     | Jharkhand            | 28                                   | 23                                              |      51 |
| 17     | Karnataka            | 42                                   | 174                                             |     216 |
| 18     | Kerala               | 41                                   | 128                                             |     169 |
| 19     | Lakshadweep          | 01                                   | 00                                              |      01 |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh       | 61                                   | 92                                              |     153 |
| 21     | Maharashtra          | 76                                   | 257                                             |     333 |
| 22     | Manipur              | 04                                   | 01                                              |      05 |
| 23     | Meghalaya            | 05                                   | 02                                              |      07 |
| 24     | Mizoram              | 09                                   | 02                                              |      11 |
| 25     | Nagaland             | 05                                   | -                                               |      05 |
| 26     | Odisha               | 63                                   | 20                                              |      83 |
| 27     | Pondicherry          | 05                                   | 13                                              |      18 |
| 28     | Punjab               | 51                                   | 65                                              |     116 |
| 29     | Rajasthan            | 61                                   | 80                                              |     141 |
| 30     | Sikkim               | 02                                   | 01                                              |      03 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu           | 99                                   | 194                                             |     293 |
| 32     | Telangana            | 30                                   | 150                                             |     180 |
| 33     | Tripura              | 11                                   | 02                                              |      13 |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh        | 105                                  | 222                                             |     327 |
| 35     | Uttarkhand           | 23                                   | 16                                              |      39 |
| 36     | West Bengal          | 96                                   | 45                                              |     141 |
|        | Total                | 1101                                 | 2007                                            |    3108 |