Organ Donation

As many as 217 hospitals authorised to perform organ transplants across India did not submit their data to the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Registry Portal in 2025, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav stated that appropriate action against these hospitals will be taken by the respective state governments. In a written reply, the minister said that out of 804 hospitals registered to conduct organ transplantation, 217 failed to upload the required information on the registry portal during the year. Under the provisions of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, regulatory action against such institutions falls under the jurisdiction of state authorities where the hospitals are located. Hospital registrations for organ transplant procedures are handled by the appropriate authorities of the states and Union Territories. The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Registry Portal has been operational since 2015 and can be accessed by authorised users through the website of the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation. According to data uploaded by hospitals and transplant centres on the portal, the waiting list for major organ transplants in India stood at 89,839 as of March 3, 2026. During 2025, a total of 20,019 organ transplant procedures were carried out nationwide. The central government is currently implementing the National Organ Transplant Programme, which focuses on strengthening infrastructure for transplantation services and promoting awareness about organ donation. As part of this initiative, Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations and State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations have been established across several states and Union Territories in the northern, eastern, and north-eastern regions of the country, with a few exceptions. Source: PTI Photo Credit: iStockphoto/Getty Images