Telangana number one in India in organ donations, transplants

Telangana emerging as number one in the country for deceased organ donations and transplants.

Based on the data for organ donation and transplantation from National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the top five Indian States for deceased organ donation and donor transplants in 2022 was Telangana followed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, and



Maharashtra.

Interestingly, Telangana outperformed a State like Tamil Nadu, which has a highly developed and mature ecosystem of organ donation and transplantation. 

In fact, deceased donor organ transplantation in Tamil Nadu started in 2008 with the launch of Tamil Nadu Cadaver Transplant Programme while Telangana launched the Jeevandan organ donation initiative in 2013.