Law

The legal framework for organ donation in India

Organ and tissue donation in India is governed by central legislation, rules and official forms. This page collects the primary references and the foundation's own policies.

01 — Acts & Rules

Acts & Rules

The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 regulates the removal, storage and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes and prevents commercial dealings. It was amended in 2011 to include tissues, and detailed rules followed in 2014.

Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994Principal legislation on organ removal, storage and transplantation.Read THOA Amendment Act, 2011Extends the Act to tissues, widens the definition of near relative and strengthens penalties.Read Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014Procedures for authorisation committees, brain-stem death certification and registration of hospitals.Read NOTTO, ROTTO and SOTTOWho governs organ donation nationally, regionally and in Odisha.Read

02 — Official Forms

Official Forms

The forms prescribed under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, and what each one is for.

Donor and authorisation formsPledging during your lifetime, near-relative and non-near-relative living donation, and authorisation by the person in lawful possession of the body.Read Brain-stem death certificationHow brain-stem death is certified under the Rules, and by whom.Read Hospital and institutional formsRegistration, renewal and record-keeping requirements for transplant hospitals.Read

03 — Government Orders

Government Orders

Notifications, circulars and guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, NOTTO and the Government of Odisha. Orders relevant to donors and hospitals in Odisha are collected here as they are published.

National levelNotifications, allocation policy, SOPs and hospital registration directions.Read OdishaState-level directions from the Health & Family Welfare Department and SOTTO Odisha.Read

04 — Foundation Policies

Foundation Policies

How Eternal Gift Foundation operates, and what you can hold us to.

Ethical conductWhat we will and will not do in awareness work and patient support.Read Privacy and confidentialityHow information from patients, donor families and volunteers is handled.Read Use of fundsWhere donations go and how assistance decisions are made.Read Questions and grievancesHow to raise a concern about the Foundation.Read