Lok Sabha Question No. 1045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Organ Donation
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI, SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI, B. SREERAMULU, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1045 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## ORGAN DONATION

## 1045. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) maintains register of donors and recipient s of human organs and tissues, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)  whether  there  is  a  shortage  of donated  organs  in  the  country,  if  so,  the details  thereof indicating the number of people who have pledged their organs for donation during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the number of requests and recipients of organ donation registered and the number of people died on account of nonavailability of organs during the said period, State/U T- wise and organ -wise;
- (d) whether any complaints concerning wastage of donated human organs have been received by the Government, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  Government hospitals  where  surgical  facilities  for  organ transplant operation are available, State/ UT - wise; and
- (f) the initiatives taken/being taken by the Government to spur organ donation in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a): As per Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissue Act, 1994 (as amended), the Centr Government has been given the mandate to maintain National registry of donors and recipients of human organs and tissues. National Organ and Tiss ue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has been set up to maintain this registry based on the information received from transplant/retrieval  hospitals  and  other  related  organisations.  The  National  registry been launched on 27 - 11- 2015.
- (b): There  is  a shortage  of  donated  organs  in  the  country  as  compared  to  the  number  o patients of organ failure who require transplants. Total number of persons who have pl their organs for donations under the National Registry till 30 - 11- 2015 is 568.
- (c): The nati onal registry has been launched very recently. This information is, therefore available.
- (d): No such complaints have been received in this Ministry.
- (e): Health is a State subject. List of the Government hospitals where surgical facilities for organ transplant operation are available will, therefore, be available with the States and complet list in this regard is not maintained by the Central Government.
- (f): Though health is a State Subject, the Government of India has taken proactive ste o spur organ donation in the country. These include:
- I. The importance of organ donation has been highlighted by the Hon'ble Prime Minister in Mann Ki Baat Programme broadcast in October and November 2015;
- II. Website of NOTTO namelywww.notto.nic.in has been made  functional for providing updated information to general public.
- III. A 24x7 call centre with toll free helpline number (1800114770) has been establishe providing  information  and  facili tating  networking  of  hospitals.  The  number  has  been widely publicized through print, SMS, electronic and social media.
- IV. Indian  Organ  Donation  Day  is  being  observed  annually  since  2010.  This  year  it  w observed on 27th November 2015.
- V. National Organ and Ti ssue Donation and Transplant Registry has been launched.
- VI. Members of Donor families from different parts of the country and winners of nati competition of slogan on organ donation were felicitated.
- VII. Award has been given to the best performing State ( Tamil Nadu) in the area of Organ Donation.
- VIII. Organ  Donation  Publicity  through  print  media,  Display  Boards,  Frequently  Aske Questions, Mobile SMSes, talks by experts, etc. is being undertaken.
- IX. The networking of the transplant and/or retrieval hospitals has been commenced to ensure that any organ which is donated is not wasted.
- X. Systems have now been put in place to register organ donation pledges. Those who want to pledge for organ donation can do so through both offline and online mode.
- XI. Finan cial assistance has been provided for establishing four regional level organiz called Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (ROTTO) in the States o Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Assam and UT of Chandigarh and carrying out awareness and traini ng of transplant coordinators.
- XII. Training of Transplant Coordinators of Delhi and NCR has been conducted by NOTTO.
- XIII. Transplant  Hospitals  in  Delhi  and  National  Capital  Region  have  been  instructed placing Display Boards outside the Intensive Care Units and at strategic locations in the hospital, mentioning that Law requires the doctor on duty/transpla coordinator/counsellor to make inquiry and request for organ donation from the fa members of brain stem dead persons.
- XIV. As  per  the  need,  financial  as sistance  is  also  provided  under  the  National  Organ Transplant Programme for hiring of transplant coordinators in Government Hospitals Trauma Centres..