Lok Sabha Question No. 1052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Operating of Organ and Tissue Banks
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Brijmohan Agrawal

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1052 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH JULY, 2025

## OPERATING OF ORGAN AND TISSUE BANKS

## †1052. SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the list of organ and tissue banks that are operating in all States including Chhattisgarh and Union Territories, States/UTs-wise;
- (b) the number of organs donated and transplanted by the organisation during the last five years, year-wise;
- (c) the details of the data in respect of donors and recipients of organs of all States including the said States, States/UTs-wise;
- (d) whether there is any plan to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, States/UTs-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

- (a): The donated organs are to be transplanted at the earliest possible time after retrieval and not to be banked. The donated tissues are banked. The State Governments have setup Tissue Banks as per the need and grant registration under Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994.

The list of tissue banks may be seen on the web link https://www.notto.mohfw.gov.in/approvedhospitalslist.htm.

- (b): The number of organs donated and transplanted by the organization during the last five years, as reported by States/UTs, is as follows:
- (c): The details of the data in respect of donors and recipients of organs of all States/UTs wise including Chhattisgarh is placed at Annexure.
- (d) & (e): NOTTO along with Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations (ROTTOs), State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations (SOTTOs) organize awareness programs across the country to disseminate information to promote organ and tissue donation. These organizations also engage with various stakeholders namely Government Ministries and Departments, Municipal Corporations, PSUs, professional societies, NGOs, communitybased groups, schools, universities, medical, nursing and other institutions, corporates, police department, media etc. to promote and sensitize about organ and tissue donations. Various awareness activities like transplant games, poster making, slogan writing, special pledge campaigns are organized regularly.

|   Year |   Total Organ Donors |   Total Organ Transplants |
|--------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|   2020 |                 6812 |                      7443 |
|   2021 |                11198 |                     12259 |
|   2022 |                14300 |                     16041 |
|   2023 |                16542 |                     18378 |
|   2024 |                16597 |                     18910 |

The NOTTO website www.notto.mohfw.gov.in disseminates information about organ and tissue donation including display of IEC Materials. Also, a 24x7 call centre having a toll-free helpline number (1800114770) is functional to provide information, tele-counselling and coordination for organ donation. Dissemination of messages through social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube Channels of NOTTO) is being done on day-to-day basis.

To facilitate citizens to pledge for organ and tissue donation, a dedicated web portal https://notto.abdm.gov.in is functional through which till now more than 3.2 lakh Aadhaar verified pledges have been registered since 17 th September, 2023.

Under NOTP, grants are provided to States depending upon the proposals received, for establishing ROTTOs and SOTTOs, augmenting infrastructure in public sector for setting up Organ Transplant/Retrieval Centers and Tissue Banks, hiring of Transplant Coordinators by Government Medical Colleges and Trauma Centers, maintenance of deceased donors, organ transport, post- transplant immune-suppressant medicines, carrying out awareness, training and capacity building activities etc. States are encouraged to take proactive actions to further strengthen the transplantation programme, including awareness programme at State level.

## Annexure

|   S. No. | State             |   Total No. of Organ Donors |   Total Recipients |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | A&NIslands        |                           0 |                  0 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh    |                         377 |                480 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh |                           0 |                  0 |
|        4 | ASSAM             |                          70 |                 71 |
|        5 | Bihar             |                          31 |                 31 |
|        6 | Chandigarh        |                         285 |                324 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh      |                          77 |                 84 |
|        8 | Delhi NCR         |                        4388 |               4497 |
|        9 | DNH&DD            |                           0 |                  7 |
|       10 | Goa               |                           8 |                 10 |
|       11 | Gujarat           |                        1024 |               1267 |
|       12 | Haryana           |                         109 |                114 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh  |                           9 |                  9 |
|       14 | Jammu &Kashmir    |                          48 |                 48 |
|       15 | Jharkhand         |                           9 |                  9 |
|       16 | Karnataka         |                         459 |                768 |
|       17 | Kerala            |                        1474 |               1500 |
|       18 | Ladakh            |                           0 |                  0 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep       |                           0 |                  0 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh    |                         336 |                352 |
|       21 | Maharashtra       |                        1781 |               2065 |
|       22 | MANIPUR           |                          39 |                 40 |
|       23 | Meghalaya         |                           0 |                  0 |
|       24 | Mizoram           |                           0 |                  0 |
|       25 | Nagaland          |                           0 |                  0 |
|       26 | Odisha            |                         178 |                186 |
|       27 | Puducherry        |                          60 |                 68 |
|       28 | Punjab            |                         457 |                464 |
|       29 | Rajasthan         |                         628 |                661 |
|       30 | Sikkim            |                           0 |                  0 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu        |                        2255 |               2847 |
|       32 | Telangana         |                         988 |               1386 |
|       33 | Tripura           |                           2 |                  2 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh     |                         478 |                478 |
|       35 | Uttarakhand       |                          17 |                 16 |
|       36 | West Bengal       |                        1010 |               1026 |