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Organ Donations in Tamil Nadu
February 19 , 2026
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- Tamil Nadu recorded its highest-ever monthly deceased organ donations with 33 donors in January 2026.
- Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital recorded the highest number of donors (5) and functions as a Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centre (NTORC).
- Government Rajaji Hospital of Madurai recorded 4 donors, while Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital in Chennai and Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Chennai recorded 2 donors each.
- Other hospitals in Coimbatore, Salem, Dindigul, Tirunelveli, Ramanathapuram, and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital recorded one donor each.
- In 2025, Tamil Nadu recorded 266 brain-dead organ donors, and 42 donations were recorded in the first 43 days of 2026.
- The deceased donor organ transplantation programme is coordinated by the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu, and Government Order (GO) 331 issued in 2023 honours brain-dead donors with State respect.
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