Lok Sabha Question No. 1736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Organ Transplants
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1736 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## ORGAN TRANSPLANTS

## 1736. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- a) whether the Government has assessed the number of successful organ transplants and the role/work of National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) in this regard;
- b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  transplants  done  during  the  past  three  years,  State/UT-wise  and year-wise;
- c) whether  the Government  proposes  to  take/has taken measures  to increase organ transplantation in the country; and
- d) if so, the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) As  per  the  provisions  under  Transplantation  of  Human  Organs  and  Tissues Act, 1994, National Organ  and Tissue Transplant Organisation  (NOTTO)  has  been established by Government of India to establish National Human Organs and Tissues removal and storage  network  and  to  maintain  a  national  registry  of  donors  and  recipients.  NOTTO also  monitors  organ  donation  and  transplantation  activities  and  facilitates  organ  and  tissue sharing in the shortest possible time along with maintaining a data bank of people who pledge to  donate organs.As per data shared by States/UTs with NOTTO, the details of transplants done in States/UTs during past three years is annexed.

(c) and (d) The Government has taken several measures to increase organ transplantation in  the  country.  The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  National  Organ  Transplant Programme (NOTP) for augmenting organ donation and transplantation in the country to save lives  of  the  patients  who  require  organ  transplant.  Under  the  programme  a  three  tier framework  has  been  set  up  to  provide  for  an  efficient  and  organized  system  of  organ procurement and distribution in the country. This includes an apex level National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) at New Delhi and Five Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations (ROTTOs)  at Chandigarh, Mumbai,  Chennai, Kolkata and Guwahati and State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisations (SOTTOs) in fourteen States. In  addition,  to  improve  infrastructure  for  human  organ  and  tissue  retrieval,  storage  and transplantation,  provisions  have  been  made  for  setting  up  of  National/  Regional/State  Biomaterial  centres  and  Organ  Transplant/retrieval  facilities  and  for  strengthening  of  existing

Organ Transplant/retrieval facilities. Provision has also been made for training of transplant experts  including  surgeons,  physicians,  transplant  coordinators,  etc.  Financial  support  is provided  for  Transplant  Coordinators  to  medical  colleges  and  trauma  centres.  Financial Support  is  also  provided  for  maintenance  of  bodies  of  deceased  donors.  Similarly  various measures  are  taken  to  increase  awareness  on  organ  donation  which  include a  website www.notto.gov.in and a 24x7 call centre with a toll free helpline number (1800114770).

ANNEXURE

## The details of transplants done in States/UTs during past three years:

|                   | Total   |   Total | Total           |
|-------------------|---------|---------|-----------------|
| States            | 2019    |    2020 | 2021 (Till Nov) |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 296     |     122 | 189             |
| Assam             | 31      |      13 | 24              |
| Bihar             | 34      |       7 | 18              |
| Chandigarh        | 230     |     116 | 170             |
| Chhatisgarh       | NA      |     213 | 23              |
| Delhi             | 2185    |    1222 | 1543            |
| Goa               | 6       |       4 | 7               |
| Gujarat           | 808     |     442 | 712             |
| Haryana           | 825     |     566 | 700             |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 3       |       0 | 2               |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 32      |       8 | 13              |
| Jharkhand         | 61      |       1 | 2               |
| Karnataka         | 578     |     283 | 404             |
| Kerala            | 963     |     789 | 727             |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 83      |      70 | 145             |
| Maharashtra       | 1537    |     700 | 1143            |
| Manipur           | 5       |       4 | 8               |
| Odisha            | 93      |      59 | 113             |
| Puducherry        | 31      |      12 | 21              |
| Punjab            | 514     |     395 | 413             |
| Rajasthan         | 244     |     168 | 355             |
| Tamil Nadu        | 1738    |     923 | 1495            |
| Telangana         | 867     |     549 | 913             |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 597     |     361 | 483             |
| Uttrakhand        | 3       |       3 | 1               |
| West Bengal       | 861     |     396 | 700             |