Indian Organ Donation Day — 3 August

Indian Organ Donation Day — 3 August

Key Points

• Indian Organ Donation Day (IODD) is observed annually on 3 August.
• Organised/observed under NOTTO.
• NOTTO = National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization.
• In 2023, the observance date was shifted from 27 November to 3 August.
• The date commemorates India's first successful heart transplant on 3 August 1994.
• 2026 initiatives included:
  • ‘Jug Jug Jiyo’ campaign
  • e-Pratyaropan platform
  • NOTTO mobile application
  • National Brain Stem Death Certification Guidelines
  • National Guidelines on Swap Transplantation

UPSC Focus: Organ transplantation + NOTTO + MoHFW.