20,019 organ transplants performed in India in 2025: Govt

A total of 20,019 organ transplants were performed in India in 2025, the government informed the Parliament on Tuesday.

The Government of India is implementing the National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP), a Central Sector Scheme aimed at augmenting infrastructure and related services for organ transplantation and increasing awareness about organ donation in the country, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

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He said under the programme, Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisations (ROTTOs) and State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisations (SOTTOs) have been established in the States/UTs of the Northern Region (except the UT of Ladakh), Eastern Region, and North-Eastern Region (except Manipur and Nagaland).

“As on 3rd March, 2026, according to the data reported by hospitals and transplant centres on the National Registry Portal of the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), the waitlist for major organs in the country stands at 89,839.

“During the year 2025, the number of organ transplants performed in the country was 20,019,” Jadhav said.

He said the registration of hospitals for performing organ transplantation is granted by the appropriate authority of the concerned States/UTs where the hospital is located.

“Against 804 registered hospitals performing organ transplantation, 217 hospitals failed to report data on the National Registry Portal during the year 2025,” the Minister said.

As per the provisions of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 (THOTA) and the Rules framed thereunder, regulatory action against such hospitals is to be taken by the State Governments concerned, he said.

“The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Registry Portal has been functional since 2015 and is accessible to authorised users, including hospitals and organisations, through the website of the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (www.notto.mohfw.gov.in),” Jadhav said.