Lok Sabha Question No. 1805 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Blood Banks
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey, Ajay Nishad

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1805 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## BLOOD BANKS

## 1805.   DR NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

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

- (a) whether there are adequate number of blood banks in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  Government  and  Private  blood  banks  functioning  in  the  country, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to set up blood banks in each district and on priority basis in remote, flood prone, rural and border areas of the country;
- (d) the present status in regard to the blood banks which are being set up in various cities of the country?
- (e) whether  any  mechanism  has  been  put  in  place  to  coordinate  with  the  voluntary organizations, private and public sectors to encourage voluntary blood donations and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to check the illegal sale of blood?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) to (d)

There  are 3807 licensed  blood  banks  (blood  centres)  in  the  country.  The  details  of Government  and  Private  licensed  blood  banks  in  the  country,  State/UT  wise  is  given  at Annexure-A.

The policy of the Government advocates for a hub and spoke approach towards transfusion services, wherein blood is collected and processed in the hubs, which are high volume blood banks  and  distributed  through  spokes,  which  are  smaller  blood  banks  and  blood  storage centers. The requirement of blood banks depends upon the health infrastructure of the area. However, blood storage centres can be established in remote areas to meet the emergency requirement of blood, which may be attached to blood banks.

Public  Health  is  a  State  subject  and  it  is  the  primary  responsibility  of  the  State/UT Government to ensure the establishment of blood banks as per their need. Support is provided to  States/UTs  to  strengthen  their  healthcare  system  including  strengthening  existing  blood banks /supporting new blood banks and blood storage units based on the proposals submitted by the States through National Health Mission.

Govt. of India through Blood Transfusion Services, also supports 1131 Blood banks in the Public and Charitable sector in respect of manpower, procurement of Blood Bags and testing kits,  conducting  Voluntary  Blood  Donation  (VBD)  camps  and  Information  Education Communication (IEC) activities etc. In addition, Mobile vans for Blood collection and blood transportation vans are provided to the States/UTs.

(e)  Steps  have  been  taken  to  engage  with  different  Government  Departments,  voluntary organizations like Indian Red Cross Society, blood donor associations, professional associations  and  other  stakeholders  for  creating  opportunities  to  donate  and  raise  public awareness  on  the  need  for  safe  blood  donation  and  transfusion  in  the  country.  The Government supports various activities like conducting blood donation camps, observance of events on Voluntary Blood Donation days and motivating youth groups in coordination with agencies like Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, National Service Scheme, Red Ribbon Clubs in various Universities and Colleges, etc. The Government has also made a provision of four special  casual  leaves  per  year  that  can  be  availed  by  Central  Government  employees  for donating blood.

(f)  It  is  for  the  concerned  States/UTs Government to take steps to check the illegal sale of blood.

The  Central  Drugs  Standard  Control  Organization  (CDSCO)  jointly  with  the  State  Drugs Licensing Authority regulates Blood Banks for collection, storage and processing of whole Human Blood and/ or its Components as per provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940 & Rules 1945. e-RaktKosh, an initiative of Government of India to monitor the blood banks, is an integrated Blood Bank Management Information System that interconnects all the blood banks into a single network.

Further, the matter regarding processing charges of blood and blood components has been taken up with the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) for bringing the same under Drugs Prices Control Order(DPCO).

## Number of licensed Blood Centres (Blood Banks) in India, State / UT wise (up to 08.02.2022)

|   S.No | Name of State/UT                     |   Govt. Blood Centres | Other than Govt. Blood Centres   |   Total |
|--------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|---------|
|      1 | Andaman & Nicobar                    |                    02 | 01                               |      03 |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh                       |                    41 | 176                              |     217 |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                    12 | 01                               |      13 |
|      4 | Assam                                |                    45 | 40                               |      85 |
|      5 | Bihar                                |                    44 | 62                               |     106 |
|      6 | Chandigarh                           |                    03 | 01                               |      04 |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh                         |                    35 | 69                               |     104 |
|      8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                    02 | 01                               |      03 |
|     09 | NCT of Delhi                         |                    25 | 55                               |      80 |
|     10 | Goa                                  |                    03 | 02                               |       5 |
|     11 | Gujarat                              |                    30 | 150                              |     180 |
|     12 | Haryana                              |                    27 | 112                              |     139 |
|     13 | Himachal Pradesh                     |                    20 | 06                               |      26 |
|     14 | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                    29 | 07                               |      36 |
|     15 | Ladakh                               |                    03 | -                                |      03 |
|     16 | Jharkhand                            |                    33 | 33                               |      66 |
|     17 | Karnataka                            |                    42 | 230                              |     272 |
|     18 | Kerala                               |                    51 | 150                              |     201 |
|     19 | Lakshadweep                          |                    01 | 00                               |      01 |
|     20 | Madhya Pradesh                       |                    71 | 104                              |     175 |
|     21 | Maharashtra                          |                    76 | 293                              |     369 |
|     22 | Manipur                              |                    04 | 01                               |      05 |
|     23 | Meghalaya                            |                    09 | 02                               |      11 |
|     24 | Mizoram                              |                    09 | 02                               |      11 |
|     25 | Nagaland                             |                    05 | 01                               |      06 |
|     26 | Odisha                               |                    63 | 24                               |      87 |
|     27 | Pondicherry                          |                    04 | 12                               |      16 |
|     28 | Punjab                               |                    52 | 98                               |     150 |
|     29 | Rajasthan                            |                    66 | 133                              |     199 |
|     30 | Sikkim                               |                    04 | 02                               |      06 |
|     31 | Tamil Nadu                           |                   106 | 225                              |     331 |
|     32 | Telangana                            |                    66 | 187                              |     253 |
|     33 | Tripura                              |                    11 | 02                               |      13 |
|     34 | Uttar Pradesh                        |                   114 | 310                              |     424 |
|     35 | Uttarakhand                          |                    25 | 27                               |      52 |
|     36 | West Bengal                          |                   109 | 44                               |     153 |