Lok Sabha Question No. 2282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Blood Banks
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, DUSHYANT SINGH, BHARAT SINGH, P. KUMAR, C. MAHENDRAN, RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2282 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## BLOOD BANKS

## 2282. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

SHRI P. KUMAR:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL "NISHANK":

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

- (a) the estimated units of blood required and actually collected through various sources including Blood Donation camps during the last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  noted significant  shortage  of  blood  as  compared to  actual requirement, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken adequate  in itiative  including  promotion  of voluntarily blood donation, linking of blood banks for efficient management and availability of blood and ensuring collection of rare blood groups and setting up of more Blood Banks under the Public -Private Partnership mode to check shortage of Blood across the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has implemented  any  monitoring  mechanism to  ensure  quality services and a safer transfusion of blood in blood banks across the country, if so, t he details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a): The estimated requirement of blood in the country is 10 - 12 Million units per annum. The annual collection through various sources including Blood Donation Camps during the last thre years, State/UT - wise is placed at Annexure.
- (b): No .
- (c): Yes.

(d): Government under National AIDS Control Programme -IV is strengthening the programme for  Blood  Transfusion  Services  where  efforts  are  directed  towards  promotion voluntary non remunerative blood donation in partnership  with  NGOs  and  Voluntary organizations and through IEC activities,  component separation, coordination and network blood transfusion services. The efforts are also directed towards streamlining blood co and storage facilities in order to ensure optimum utilization of collected blood in the co

(e) : Yes, Government has implemented effective monitoring of blood banks to ensure quality service and a safer transfusion of blood in blood banks across the country.

Blood having been classified as a Drug, Blood Bank activities are regulated under D & Cosmetics Act & Rules. Every Blood Bank is required to obta in/timely renewal of the license from DCG(I ) for operation under this Act & Rules, and follow the conditions of licen conduct of its activities.

During their operations, the functioning of Blood Bank is monitored by respective Government thr ough the office of Drug Controller by annual inspections and surprise visi take cognizance of fulfilling regulatory requirements.

National  Blood  Transfusion  Council  (NBTC)  and  State  Blood  Transfusion  Council (SBTC), which were formed as per Supreme C ourt directive in 1996, are the apex bodies at National and State Level to form policies (National Level) and implementation of these p at state level.

NBTC  has  constituted  a  ''National  Blood  Transfusion  Services  Core  Coordination Committee',  chair ed  by  the  Director  General  of  Health  Services,  Govt.  of  India,  (Membe NBTC) to review the functioning of blood banks in the country.  This committee meets quar to review the status of blood transfusion services in the country and conduct annual/ rprise monitoring  visits  to  blood  banks.  Similar  State  Transfusion  Services  Core  Coordina Committees are set up in states to quarterly review the transfusion services in the State routine and surprise monitoring visits to blood banks.

## Annexure

| SN    | Name of the   | Projected Blood Requirement based on   | Total Achievement   | Total Achievement   | Total Achievement   |
|-------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| SN    | State         | WHO norm of 1%                         | 2013-14             | 2014-15             | 2015-16             |
| 1     | A&N Islands   | population 3799                        | 4058                | 4533                | 3863                |
| 2     | Andhra Pd.    | 858725                                 | 753934              | 822454              | 470894              |
| 3     | Arunachal Pd. | 14033                                  | 5195                | 5154                | 5116                |
| 4     | Assam         | 318607                                 | 183070              | 200999              | 202921              |
| 5     | Bihar         | 1038046                                | 133314              | 131197              | 164160              |
| 6     | Chandigarh    | 10547                                  | 86029               | 88873               | 91567               |
| 7     | Chhatisgarh   | 255402                                 | 61261               | 80303               | 87571               |
| 8     | D & N Haveli  | 3700                                   | 6385                | 7406                | 7810                |
| 9     | Daman & Diu   | 2429                                   | 236                 | 1425                | 1593                |
| 10    | Delhi         | 167532                                 | 520119              | 470115              | 559534              |
| 11    | Goa           | 14577                                  | 17667               | 20045               | 19475               |
| 12    | Gujarat       | 603836                                 | 790061              | 803984              | 814415              |
| 13    | Haryana       | 258348                                 | 323025              | 345747              | 323611              |
| 14    | Himachal Pd.  | 68565                                  | 34416               | 38297               | 44883               |
| 15    | J & K         | 125489                                 | 18820               | 70350               | 85467               |
| 16    | Jharkhand     | 329662                                 | 129249              | 164495              | 165075              |
| 17    | Karnataka     | 625201                                 | 619167              | 754485              | 746716              |
| 18    | Kerala        | 333877                                 | 382892              | 441172              | 451344              |
| 19    | Lakshadweep   | 710                                    |                     |                     |                     |
| 20    | Madhya Pd.    | 725976                                 | 351338              | 415575              | 434372              |
| 21    | Maharashtra   | 1017360                                | 1540163             | 1861351             | 1482178             |
| 22    | Manipur       | 27509                                  | 18505               | 22193               | 21126               |
| 23    | Meghalaya     | 30467                                  | 11109               | 13471               | 13762               |
| 24    | Mizoram       | 11876                                  | 22226               | 23093               | 24940               |
| 25    | Nagaland      | 19806                                  | 8136                | 9978                | 10251               |
| 26    | Odisha        | 425379                                 | 278540              | 376725              | 334187              |
| 27    | Pondicherry   | 12445                                  | 35021               | 34075               | 25604               |
| 28    | Punjab        | 277042                                 | 383280              | 414651              | 385498              |
| 29    | Rajasthan     | 700802                                 | 563278              | 373341              | 624808              |
| 30    | Sikkim        | 6152                                   | 4987                | 6238                | 6317                |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu    | 721390                                 | 833319              | 863247              | 882641              |
| 32    | Telangana     |                                        |                     |                     | 415999              |
| 33    | Tripura       | 36710                                  | 6910                | 32111               | 28063               |
| 34    | Uttar Pd.     | 1995815                                | 827228              | 900142              | 899768              |
| 35    | Uttaranchal   | 101168                                 | 100837              | 115000              | 110265              |
| 36    | West Bengal   | 913477                                 | 895237              | 926158              | 954219              |
| TOTAL | TOTAL         | 12056459                               | 9949012             | 10838383            | 10900013            |