Update on Organ Transplantation

• Organ transplantation in India is governed by the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994, with NOTTO as the apex coordinating body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• Topic is GS-II (health governance, regulation) and GS-IV (ethics of donation, commercialisation); recurring Prelims hooks on NOTTO/ROTTO/SOTTO architecture and statutory provisions.
• A March 2026 PIB update flagged non-reporting by 217 of 804 registered transplant hospitals and a transplant waitlist of 89,839 — exposing a federal compliance gap.