The government has issued allocation criteria for deceased donor kidney transplant for donation of the organ in a "transparent" manner, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
"Draft guidelines for kidney had been placed in public domain for seeking comments and suggestions from the general public.
"Based on the comments received, the government has finalised the said guidelines and issued AC (allocation criteria) for deceased donor kidney transplant which have been uploaded on the website of National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO),"
Union Health Minister J P Nadda said in a written reply.
He said the allocation policy for organs has been developed keeping in view the "ethical, legal and scientific rationale".
"These guidelines provide for allocation of kidney in a transparent manner. Draft guidelines for liver and heart have been prepared and placed on the NOTTO website for seeking comments from public and stakeholders," he said.
The minister said the guidelines concern allocation criteria of organs from cadaver donors and not the illegal trading of organs.
"The illegal trading and transplantation of organs is regulated in terms of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules 2014, which are available on the NOTTO website," he said.
