CBSE Notification: Angdaan Mahotsav: Indian Organ Donation Day [An Online Pledge by MyGov]: Read Here!

This article is an announcement about Angdaan Mahotsav, Indian Organ Donation Day, and an Online Pledge by MyGov. Read now!

To create awareness among the public about the importance of organ donation, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India observed India Organ Donation Day on August 3, 2023.

One organ donor can save up to eight lives. A huge gap exists between patients who require organ transplants and the organ donors that are available. In this context, Govt. of India has established National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), an apex organization and similar organizations at the regional and state levels to provide an efficient and organized system of organ procurement and distribution in the country and to maintain a national registry of donors and recipients of organs and tissues.

NOTTO celebrates the ‘Indian Organ Donation Day’ (IODD) every year to spread awareness about organ donation, dispel the myths and misconceptions associated with organ donation and motivate and encourage the citizens of the country to donate organs and tissue after death, as well as to imbibe the value of organ donation in their lives. This year, it has been decided to run an awareness campaign by the name of ‘Angdaan Mahotsav’ in line with the Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence of India. As part of the campaign, August 3, 2023, was celebrated as the ‘Indian Organ Donation Day’ to commemorate the first deceased donor organ transplant, which was also the first Heart transplant done in the country, after the promulgation of ‘Transplantation of Human Organs Act’ on July 8, 1994.

The specific objectives of this year’s campaign are:

In view of the above, the schools are suggested to organize the following activities:

Copy to the respective Heads of Directorates, Organizations and Institutions as indicated below with a request to disseminate the information to all the schools under their jurisdiction:

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