(a) whether the Government has made any assessment in regard to demand and
supply of organs in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, organ-wise;
(c) the number of organ transplant, procurement and distribution centres in the
country, State-wise;
(d) whether there is demand/proposal for setting up more such centres; and
(e) if so, the details thereof alongwith the action taken by the Government
thereon?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) & (b): Health is a State Subject. Data regarding organ transplantation is not maintained
centrally. However, the estimates based on published studies indicate that there is a wide
gap between the demand and the availability of organs such as:.Kidney, Lever & Heart etc.
There is an estimated requirement of more than one lakh kidneys,`fifty thousand Livers and
fifty thousand Hearts etc, while only about five thousand Kidneys & three hundred Livers are
transplanted every year. Only about fifteen Heart transplants have been done till datein the
country.
(c) to (e): The relevant data is to be maintained by the `appropriate authorities` of the
States/UTs. However, there are more than one hundred eighty kidney transplant Centres,
about twenty five Liver transplant centres in India. An action plan for implementation
of National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP) for year 2010-11 & 2011-12 for promoting
organ donation has been approved.