Digital database of organ donors on cards for smooth transplants
It is likely to be taken up as part of the near-term agenda and could be rolled out by the end of the year, they said.
The move, on the lines of the national population register, is aimed at building a comprehensive database of available organ donors to meet increasing demand for organ transplant in the country.
A senior government official told ET that the data will be stored digitally, as against being maintained manually, with personal details of the individuals and their medical history for timely and hassle-free organ donation.
The register will serve as a single platform with Aadhaar authenticated data for all donors and patients waiting for organ transplant to ensure in-time and transparent organ donation in the country while doing away with the middlemen.
India has 0.14 million potential donors who have voluntarily pledged their organs and the government aims to have 10 million prospective donors by the end of 2024 under the Angdaan Mahotsav, which started in July 2023.
Stakeholder ministries and government departments, including the health and family welfare ministry, home affairs ministry, NITI Aayog, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) and the National Health Authority, have deliberated upon similar registers available elsewhere in the world and developed an India-specific registry. The register is likely to give a choice to prospective donors to nominate someone to make an organ donation decision on their behalf and every individual registered on the portal will get an
