Lok Sabha Question No. 3101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Organ Donation of Brain Dead Persons
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rameshbhai Lavjibhai Dhaduk

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3101 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## ORGAN DONATION OF BR AIN DEAD PERSONS

## 3101. SHRI RAMESHBHAI LAVJIBHAI DHADUK:

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

- (a)  whether  any  mission  is  being prepared  by  the  Union  Government  with the  State Governments to encourage for organ donation of brain dead persons;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government is setting up any human organ bank for safe preservation of human organs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)& (b): To  improve  access  to  the  transplantation  for  needy  patients  by  promoti organ donation from brain - stem- dead persons , the Union Government has launched National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP). Under this programme, an apex level National Organ and Tissu e Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) at New Delhi and Five Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations (ROTTOs) at Chandigarh, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Guwahati have been set up.

The Government has released funds to establish State Organ and Tiss ue Transplant Organizations (SOTTOs) in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Haryana, Go Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar and Gujarat t o organize an efficient mechanism for organ and tissue procurement/retrieval to promot e deceased organ and tissue donation.

Further, to improve infrastructure for human organ and tissue retrieval, stora transplantation in all parts of the country, following provisions have been made:

- Setting up of National/ Regional/State Bio- material centres;
- Financial  support  for  establishing  new  Organ  Transplant/retrieval  facilities strengthening of existing Organ Transplant/retrieval facilities.
- Training to transplant experts including surgeons, physicians, transplant coordi etc.
- Financial support for provision of Transplant Coordinators to medical colleges trauma centres.

NOTTO, ROTTOs and SOTTOs disseminate relevant information about organ donation in the public. A website www.notto.gov.in and a 24x7 call centre with a toll free helpline  number  (1800114770)  have  been  made  operational.  A  number  of  activities,  f generating  awareness  and  for  imparting  training  to  all  those  associated  with  tra activities including docto rs and transplant coordinators, such as celebration of Indian Org Donation  Day,  seminars,  workshops,  debates,  sports  events,  walkathons,  participatio marathons, nukkad natak, etc. are organized at different places in the Country. Advert in pri nt media, audio - visual messages and talks to promote cadaver organ donation are als telecast on Doordarshan and other television channels from time to time.

(c) &(d) : Organs  like  Heart,  Kidney,  etc.  need  to  be  transplanted  immediately  af retrieval. However, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has facility of National Level Tissue Bank (Biomaterial Centre) for storing tissues. Un National  Organ  Transplant  Programme  (NOTP),  provision  has  been  made  for  providing financial support to the States for setting up of Bio - material centre. As of now a Regional Bio- material  centre  has  been  established  at  Regional  Organ  and  Tissue  Transpla Organisation (ROTTO), Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Further, funds have been released to the St of Bihar and Maharashtra for establishment of Bio - material Centres under NOTP.