Parliament Question: Waiting List of Organ Transplant

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 3272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7THAUGUST, 2026 WAITING LISTOFORGAN TRANSPLANT

3272. SHRIKUNDURU RAGHUVEER:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the Government is aware that a large number of patients sufferingfrom end-stage kidney failure remain on waiting lists for organ transplantation under programmes such as Jeevandan and other organ allocation systems, resulting in avoidable deaths due to the shortage of donor organs, if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the number of patients currently awaiting kidney transplantation, the number of transplants performed and the mortality reported among patients on waiting lists during the last five years, year-wise andState-wise;

(c) whether the Government has assessed the gap between the demand for donor organs and the availability of organsfor transplantation,if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to intensify nationwide awareness campaigns, simplify organ donation procedures and strengthen hospital-based organ retrieval programmes to increase deceasedorgan donation,if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e)the measures takenbythe Government toreduce transplant waitingperiodsandencourage voluntaryorgan donationtosave livesandimprove accesstoorgan transplantation? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (c) As per the provisions of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act

(THOTA), 1994, and Rules made thereunder, respective State Governments are to ensure compliance with respect toreporting of data bythe transplant hospitals onthe National Organ and Tissue Transplant Registry (NOTTR) maintained by National Organ and TissueTransplant Organisation (NOTTO). As on 27th July, 2026, number of patients currently awaiting kidney transplantation is 73,646. The States/UTs wise details of kidney transplants performed and the number of patients who died while on waiting list for kidney transplant, during the last five yearsare placedat Annexure-IandAnnexure II respectively.

(d) & (e) Under the National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP), funds are provided to the States/UTs for augmentation of organ donation and transplantation including awareness activities.

NOTTO along with Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisations (ROTTOs) and State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisations (SOTTOs) carries out awareness programs across the country to disseminate information to promote organ and tissue donation engaging with various stakeholders. Various awareness activities like poster making, slogan writing, special pledge campaigns are organized regularly. The information about organ and tissue donation including display of IEC materials are disseminated through the NOTTO website www.notto.mohfw.gov.in. Also, a 24x7 call centre having a toll-free helpline number

(1800114770) is functional to provide information, tele-counselling and coordination for organ donation. Dissemination of messages through social media platforms are also being done on day-to-day basis. The citizens can take pledge for organ and tissue donation through

web portal https://notto.abdm.gov.in. As on date, more than 5 lakh Aadhaar verified pledges have beenregistered.

In addition, a nationwide year-long public awareness campaign, “Jug Jug Jiyo Abhiyaan(जुग जुग जजयो अजियान)” has been launched on 3rd August, 2026 with the aim to promote organ and tissue donation. Further, the National Registry Portalhas been upgradedand launched on 3rd August 2026 into a digital platform called e-पतारोपण (e-Pratyaaropan) to digitize organ donation and transplantation processes, improve transparency and ensure smooth services to the needypatients.Annexure I Annexure-Ireferred to reply to Part(a) to (c)of theLok SabhaUnstarred QuestionNo.

3272foransweron07.08.2026 Details of States/UTs wise number of Kidney Transplants performed during last five years (2021-2025) asperNational Registry Portal are givenasunder:

States/UTs 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Andhra Pradesh 245 351 422 410 518 Assam 38 64 57 70 84 Bihar 25 22 25 31 60 Chandigarh 187 201 325 317 250 Chhattisgarh 29 61 59 76 68 Delhi 1200 2249 2576 2490 2458 Goa 8 3 6 10 7 Gujarat 685 869 818 1018 1099 Haryana 598 81 94 118 123 HimachalPradesh 2 2 0 9 23 Jammu andKashmir 21 52 51 48 51 Jharkhand 2 7 8 9 8 Karnataka 349 523 901 516 859 Kerala 701 1120 1065 1139 1108 Madhya Pradesh 170 226 267 318 328 Maharashtra 928 1056 1305 1461 1475 Manipur 10 17 43 40 22 Odisha 125 177 197 180 234 Puducherry 23 33 61 61 93 Punjab 482 535 602 466 591 Rajasthan 396 566 687 604 571 Tamil Nadu 1085 1476 1633 1796 1909 Telangana 654 687 775 821 882 Tripura 0 0 0 2 3 Uttar Pradesh 349 225 378 447 599 Uttarakhand 3 4 26 16 33 West Bengal 790 1098 1045 1003 1021Annexure II Annexure-II referredto reply to Part(a) to (c)of theLok Sabha UnstarredQuestionNo.

3272foransweron07.08.2026 Details of States/UTs wise number of patients who died while in the waiting list for kidney transplant, during the last five years(2021-2025), as per National Registry Portal are given as

under:

StateName 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Bihar 0 0 0 0 5 Chandigarh 0 1 0 17 0 Chhattisgarh 0 0 2 1 2 Delhi 176 118 159 148 132 Goa 1 10 0 0 17 Gujarat 6 0 2 1 7 Haryana 13 9 7 9 10 HimachalPradesh 0 0 0 1 1 Karnataka 0 0 0 0 10 Madhya Pradesh 9 11 62 13 11 Maharashtra 50 9 30 29 15 Odisha 0 0 0 1 0 Puducherry 0 0 0 1 1 Punjab 2 0 0 1 4 Rajasthan 3 0 5 6 19 Tamil Nadu 1 1 0 1 2 Uttar Pradesh 4 3 26 20 7 West Bengal 0 0 13 0 1 *****