Lok Sabha Question No. 1572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-04
Subject: Kidney Transplant
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, HARIOM SINGH RATHORE, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, PREM DAS RAI, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, RANJANBEN BHATT, SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1572 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH MARCH, 2016

## KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

## 1572. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

SHRI NANA PATOLE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  National  Organ  and Tissue  Transplant  Organisation  (NOTTO) has  issued detailed guidelines for kidney transplant from deceased donors;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to modify/amend the existing rules/ provisions for organ donation in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is any kind of opposition to certain proposed amendme nts under Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2013 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government  to  encourage  organ  donation awareness among people across the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AN D FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) & (b): The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) has notified draft guidelines on Standard Operative Procedures (SOP) for kidney transplant from dece donors.  The  same  has  been  uploaded  on  the  website  of  NOTTO  viz. www.notto.gov.in . It specifies the processes/pro cedure to be followed in cases related to kidney transplantation.

- (c): There is no such proposal under consideration.
- (d): Does not arise.

(e): Though health is a State Subject, the Government of India has taken proactive ste encourage 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  facilitating  networking  of  hospitals.  The  n umber  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 27 th November 2015.
- V. National Organ and Tissue 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 be st performing State 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. Networking of the transplant and/or retrieval hospita ls has 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 organs can do so through both offline and online mode.
- XI. Financial assistance has been provided for establishing four regional level organizations 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 training of transplant coordin ators.
- 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  assistance  is  also provided  under  the  National  Organ Transplant Programme for hiring of transplant coordinators in Government Hospitals Trauma Centres.