Entire Army unit pledges their organs donation

New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): Giving a boost to organ donation, an entire Indian Territorial Army (TA) unit has pledged to donate their organs. The organ donation applications of the unit have been submitted to the Armed Forces Organ, Retrieval and Transplant Auth (AORTA), Army Hospital (RandR) in New Delhi. The TA 123 Infantry Battalion, which was raised on November 1, 1956, by Lt Col Zorawar Singh, is a voluntary unit of the Indian Territorial Army that is affiliated to the Grenadiers Regiment of the Indian Army. Organ donation is encouraged worldwide. The government of the country has put up different systems in place to encourage organ donation. However, the demand for organs is still quite high as compared to their supply.