Lok Sabha Question No. 457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: National Organ Tissue and Transplant Organization (NOTTO)
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand, Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 457 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2023

## NATIONAL ORGAN TISSUE AND TRANSPLANT ORGANIZATION (NOTTO)

## 457.  SHRI D. M. KATHIR ANAND, DR. T. SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) Whether it is a fact that Tamil Nadu is the most active state with regard to Deceased Donor programme and has got the best State award from National Organ tissue and Transplant Organization (NOTTO) and if so the details thereof;
- (b) Whether  the  Transplant  Authority  of  Tamil  Nadu  (TRANSTAN)  functions  as Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (ROTTO) and State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) by government of India (GOI) order and it so, the details thereof and the financial and administrative support provided by the Union Government for enhancing the performance of TRANSTAN;
- (c) Whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Tamil  Nadu  has  the  highest  number  of  hospitals  with different  organ  transplant  teams  that  are  licensed  for  National  Organ  and  Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) and if so, the number of licensed and registered hospitals; and
- (d) The effective steps taken or proposed to be taken by the government and its allied organizations  to  facilitate  the  Cadaver  and  live  organ  transplants  for  deserving patients in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Tamil Nadu is one of the active state with regards to Deceased Donor program and has got the Best State award from NOTTO for the year 2018, 2019, 2020 in Indian Organ Donation Day. However  Maharashtra and  Telangana were the best performing states

in  terms  of  number  of  Deceased  Donor  Organ  Transplant  in  2021  and  2022 respectively.

- (b) The Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN) functions as Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (ROTTO). It is stated that, as per guidelines of National  Organ  Transplant  Programme  (NOTP),    ROTTO  is  also  State  Organ  and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) for the State in which it is located. In this regard, it is further stated that this Ministry has released ₹ 2.093 Crores to Tamil Nadu for setting up ROTTO during Financial year 2015-16 to 2018-19 as financial support.
- (c) As per available record Tamil Nadu has 120 hospitals registered with NOTTO under NOTP as Transplant Centers with organ transplant/retrieval teams.
- (d) Government is taking several steps to increase awareness on organ donation.  These include dissemination of information by NOTTO, ROTTOs  and SOTTOs, the three tiered structure set up under 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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