Tamil NaduThursday, 13 August 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu organ donation model: 268 deceased donors in 2024, 266 in 2025, and 1,476 organs utilised
Tamil Nadu’s deceased organ donation programme grew from 7 in its first year to 266 in 2025, with 1,476 organs utilised that year.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In 2025, Tamil Nadu recorded 266 deceased organ donors and utilised 1,476 organs, while the State’s highest donor count since 2008 was 268 in 2024, according to the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu.
Key specifics
- Tamil Nadu’s first year of the Cadaver Transplant Programme in 2008 had 7 deceased donor organ donations.
- The State’s highest deceased donor count since 2008 was 268 in 2024.
- In 2025, the donor count was 266, including 211 men and 55 women.
- Of the 1,476 organs utilised in 2025, 856 were major organs and 620 were minor organs and tissues.
- The Cadaver Transplant Programme (CTP) was launched in October 2008 after groundwork began in April and 10 government orders were issued.
Exam lens
TNPSC current affairs on health governance and social awareness: 2008 CTP launch, 2024–2025 donor numbers, 1,476 organs utilised, and the role of the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu are likely match-the-following or statement-based questions.