Lok Sabha Question No. 184 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Transplantation of Organs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, ASADUDDIN OWAISI

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 184 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH DECEMBER 2015 TRANSPLANTATION OF O RGANS

## †*184. SHRI RAJU SHETTY: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  huge  gap  that  exists  betw demand and supply of various human organs, thereby affecting transplant ation, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to promote donation of human organs an provide various concessions, including free second class railway passes and insurance  cover  to  persons  voluntarily  donating  their  or gans;  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up an Inter - Mi isterial Committee to streamline organ transplant programme and resolve coordination related issu so, the details and the composition thereof; and
- (d) the steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  simplify  and  make  orga donation more transparent?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## ( SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a) to ( d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 184* FOR 11 TH DECEMBER, 2015

- (a) There is a huge gap between the demand for and supply of human organs f transplantation.  The  present  annual  requirement  and  availability  of  comm transplanted  organs is assessed as below:
- (b) While at present, no such proposals are under consideration of the Min of Health and Family Welfare, the Government is keen to promote donation organs from deceased persons and has, therefore, sought suggestions from publ large and other stake holders including regarding incentives/concessions that cou possibly be provided to the family/ members of family and a public notice i regard has been placed on the  National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organiza (NOTTO) website viz. https://www.notto.nic.in .
- (c) An Inter - Ministerial Coordination Committee headed by Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and comprising representatives from a Ministries/Departments concerned has been set up t o coordinate various activities for promotion of organ donation.
- (d) The  Government  accords  a  very  high  priority  for  increasing  donation cadaver organs to bridge the gap between the demand for and supply of organs to  save  the  lives  of  a  large  number s  of  persons  suffering  from  end  stage  organ failure. With this in view, the importance of organ donation has been highl by  the  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  in  ' Mann  Ki  Baat '  Programme  in  October  and November  2015.  As  a  result,  a  very  large  number  of  calls/ queries  are  being received by NOTTO from all over the country. Average number of visitors visi

|        | Requirement   | Availability   |
|--------|---------------|----------------|
| Kidney | 2,00,000      | 6,000          |
| Liver  | 30,000        | 1,500          |
| Heart  | 50,000        | 15             |

NOTTO website everyday has increased from 665 before Mann Ki Baat on 25 10- 2015  to  1407,  and  similarly,  average  number  of  calls  being  received increased from 22 to 61 per day. Other steps taken to make organ donation eas include provision of updated information to general public on NOTTO website 24x7 call centre with toll free helpline number (1800114770), launch of Nat Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant Registry. Further, financial assistan has also been sanctioned for establishing four regional level organization Regional  Organ  and  Tissue  Transplant  Organization  (ROTTO)  in  the  States  o Tamil  Nadu,  Maharashtra,  Assam  and  UT  of  C handigarh  and  carrying  out awareness  and  training  of  transplant  coordinators.    The  Government  has decided to award best performing State, best NGO, best transplant coordinato best hospitals/institutes, etc. working in the area of organ donation .Hospitals have been advised to display boards outside the Intensive Care Units and at st locations in hospitals reminding that the law requires the doctor on duty/tr coordinator/counsellor to make inquiry and request for organ donation from the family  members  of  brain  stem  dead  persons.  Financial  assistance  is  also provided  under  the  National  Organ  Transplant  Programme  for  hiring  transpl coordinators in Hospitals and Trauma Centres.