Context: ‘Pledge to donate eyes and inspire others’ – Vice President appeals to all citizens

About Organ donation in India:

• It is regulated by the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994. The law allows both deceased and living donors to donate their organs. It also identifies brain death as a form of death.
• The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) functions as the apex body for activities of relating to procurement, allotment and distribution of organs in the country.
• In 2019, the Government of India implemented the National Organ Transplant Programme with a budget of ₹149.5 crores (US$21 million) for promoting deceased organ donation

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1652392

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_donation_in_India#:~:text=Organ%20donation%20in%20India%20is,as%20a%20form%20of%20death.

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