e-Pratyaropan: National Digital Organ Donation Platform
Why in the news
At the 16th Indian Organ Donation Day, Anupriya Patel launched e-Pratyaropan together with the NOTTO Mobile App and a year-long campaign, “Angdaan Karo, Jug Jug Jiyo”.
Key facts
- e-Pratyaropan is one national digital system for organ donation and transplantation.
- It links hospitals, surgeons, donors, waiting-list patients and regulators.
- Hospitals, ROTTOs and SOTTOs must record transplant details within deadlines, for example 48 hours after a procedure.
- Pledges get digital pledge certificates; organs are tracked along green corridors via the NOTTO Mobile App.
Who runs it
| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| Nodal ministry | Health and Family Welfare |
| Implementing agency | National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) |
Aim
- A fair, transparent system that removes manual delays and malpractice and speeds up matching.
- Allocation algorithms follow THOTA (Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act) guidelines, removing discretion.
Exam angle
- Implementing body: NOTTO.
- Related terms: ROTTO, SOTTO, green corridor, THOTA.