Lok Sabha Question No. 571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Organ Donors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Malook Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 571 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  December, 2022

## ORGAN DONORS

## 571.  SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

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

- (a)  whether any guidelines regarding organ donation exist in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof along with the details of the organs donated during the last five years, State-wise / UT-wise; and
- (c)  the details of the steps taken by the Government to promote organ donation?

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

- (a) The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 (as amended in 2011) and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014 provide guidelines for organ donation.    Further,  the  following  guidelines  have  also  been  issued  in  respect  of  organ donation  and  transplantation  in  the  country  (available  on  the  website  of  National  Organ Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) i.e. www.notto.gov.in):
1.  Highlights of National Organ and Tissue Transplant Programme and Operational Guidelines for its implementation, in 2015.
2.  Allocation criteria for major organs and tissues viz. kidney heart, liver, lung, heartlung and cornea transplant (Guidelines)
3.  Standard Operative Procedures (SOPs) / Protocols for management of brain stem dead donors and retrieval of different organs.
- (b) As  per  the  data  available  with  NOTTO,  the  number  of  organ  donations  from  1 st January to 31 st December in each of the last five calendar  years, State-wise  / UT-wise is Annexed.

(c) Government is taking several steps to increase awareness on organ donation.  These include  dissemination  of  information  by  NOTTO,  'Regional  Organ  and  Tissue  Transplant Organizations (ROTTOs)' and 'State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations (SOTTOs)', the three tiered structure set up under the National Organ Transplant Program (NOTP); a website  www.notto.gov.in;  a  24x7  call  centre  with  a  toll  free  helpline  number (1800114770) to provide information, tele-counseling and to help in coordination for organ donation; a number of activities are organized across the country for generating awareness, such as celebration of Indian Organ Donation Day annually, seminars, workshops, debates, sports events, walkathons, participation in marathons, nukkad natak, awareness stall in India International Trade Fair, 2022 etc; display boards on organ donation are put up outside ICUs and  other  strategic  locations  in  the  transplant/retrieval  hospitals;  advertisement  in  print media; dissemination of audio and audio-visual messages through social media (Facebook, Twitter, You Tube Channel); electronic media etc.

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| ORGANS DONATED   | ORGANS DONATED                           | ORGANS DONATED   | ORGANS DONATED   | ORGANS DONATED   | ORGANS DONATED   | ORGANS DONATED      | ORGANS DONATED      | ORGANS DONATED   | ORGANS DONATED   | ORGANS DONATED   | ORGANS DONATED   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|                  |                                          |                  |                  |                  |                  | December each year) | December each year) |                  |                  | 2021             | 2021             |
|                  | States/UTs                               | Deceased         | Living           | Deceased         | Living           | Deceased            | Living              | Deceased         | Living           | Deceased         | Living           |
| 1                | Andaman Nicobar Island                   | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 2                | Andhra Pradesh                           | 99               | 17               | 157              | 64               | 47                  | 249                 | 4                | 118              | 41               | 219              |
| 3                | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 4                | Assam                                    | 0                | 12               | 0                | 21               | 0                   | 31                  | 0                | 13               | 0                | 38               |
| 5                | Bihar                                    | 0                | 14               | 0                | 15               | 0                   | 34                  | 2                | 5                | 0                | 25               |
| 6                | Chandigarh                               | 93               | 151              | 100              | 153              | 69                  | 165                 | 40               | 82               | 51               | 146              |
| 7                | Chhattisgarh                             | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                | 213              | 0                | 32               |
| 8                | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 9                | Ladakh                                   | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 10               | Delhi                                    | 86               | 1902             | 80               | 1986             | 74                  | 2111                | 27               | 1196             | 34               | 1738             |
| 11               | Goa                                      | 0                | 0                | 0                | 4                | 0                   | 6                   | 2                | 2                | 2                | 6                |
| 12               | Gujarat                                  | 177              | 240              | 145              | 265              | 168                 | 647                 | 103              | 345              | 202              | 600              |
| 13               | Haryana                                  | 5                | 361              | 8                | 423              | 4                   | 826                 | 8                | 559              | 13               | 893              |
| 14               | Himachal Pradesh                         | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 3                   | 0                | 0                | 0                | 2                |
| 15               | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 32                  | 0                | 8                | 0                | 21               |
| 16               | Jharkhand                                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 61                  | 0                | 1                | 0                | 2                |
| 17               | Karnataka                                | 192              | 534              | 277              | 479              | 312                 | 270                 | 98               | 187              | 191              | 304              |
| 18               | Kerala                                   | 58               | 202              | 28               | 227              | 54                  | 909                 | 66               | 722              | 48               | 987              |
| 19               | Lakshdweep                               | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |                     | 0                   | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
|                  | Madhya                                   |                  |                  | 20               | 110              | 0                   |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 20               | Pradesh                                  | 46               | 104              |                  |                  | 9                   | 74                  | 0                | 70               | 12               | 168              |

|            |               | 2017     | 2017   | 2018     | 2018   | 2019     | 2019   | 2020     | 2020   | 2021     | 2021   |
|------------|---------------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|
| States/UTs | States/UTs    | Deceased | Living | Deceased | Living | Deceased | Living | Deceased | Living | Deceased | Living |
| 21         | Maharashtra   | 364      | 741    | 370      | 667    | 463      | 1089   | 204      | 513    | 263      | 1051   |
| 22         | Manipur       | 0        | 9      | 0        | 15     | 0        | 5      | 0        | 4      | 0        | 10     |
| 23         | Meghalaya     | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      |
| 24         | Mizoram       | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      |
| 25         | Nagaland      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      |
| 26         | Odisha        | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 93     | 6        | 53     | 0        | 125    |
| 27         | Puducherry    | 26       | 25     | 26       | 25     | 6        | 25     | 3        | 9      | 5        | 20     |
| 28         | Punjab        | 2        | 53     | 2        | 53     | 0        | 514    | 0        | 395    | 0        | 484    |
| 29         | Rajasthan     | 31       | 41     | 15       | 46     | 12       | 232    | 17       | 152    | 11       | 396    |
| 30         | Sikkim        | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      |
| 31         | Tamil Nadu    | 621      | 1239   | 768      | 1310   | 530      | 1287   | 236      | 721    | 276      | 1419   |
| 32         | Telangana     | 338      | 451    | 445      | 471    | 346      | 528    | 217      | 356    | 554      | 666    |
| 33         | Tripura       | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      |
| 34         | Uttar Pradesh | 13       | 600    | 15       | 1004   | 7        | 590    | 7        | 356    | 4        | 507    |
| 35         | Uttarakhand   | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0        | 3      | 0        | 3      | 0        | 3      |
| 36         | West Bengal   | 1        | 733    | 37       | 748    | 37       | 824    | 20       | 376    | 36       | 782    |

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