Resolution on Transplantation of Human Organ Act tabled in assembly

The resolution on Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994 and Transplantation of Human Organ Act (Amendment), 2011 was also introduced in the house by Health & Family Welfare minister Pangnyu Phom.

Highlights of the resolution include making provisions for regulating the transplantation of tissues, expansion of the definition of near relative in order to include the grandfather, grandmother and granddaughter as near relative. 

It also sought to make the hospital to inform in writing to the Human Organ Retrieval Centre for removal, storage or transplantation or transportation of human rights or tissues or both of the donor.

Appointment of a transplant coordination in all hospitals registered for organ retrieval and transplantation, regulation of the transplantation of organs for foreign nationals, to prevent the exploitation of minors and mentally challenged person and to provide for swap donations of organs, establishment of a National Human Organs and Tissues Removal and storage network, development and maintenance of a national registry of the recipients of human organs and transplants and enhancements of the penalties provided under the Act.

Meanwhile, NLA commissioner & Secretary, P.J. Antony reported the assent Nagaland Governor to the Nagaland Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (Amendment) Bill 2021 while minister of soil & water conservation and geology & mining V. Kashiho Sangtam laid a copy of the Annual Report 2018-2019 of the NSMDC Ltd.