Guwahati: The Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994 (Amendment Act 2011) was overwhelmingly approved by the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in an effort to set up a functional framework for organ donation in the state.
According to reports, the act was adopted through a government resolution that received the support of all the lawmakers present on the final day of the Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly session.
The State Health and Family Welfare Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Alo Libang proposed the government decision.
The enactment of the Act, according to the Arunachal Pradesh Health Minister, is necessary to control the removal, storage, and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes as well as to stop the trade in human organs .
“Adopting the Act will be our first step toward creating suitable infrastructure for implementation, capacity building of hospital staff and physicians, advocacy for promoting deceased organ and tissue donation, conducting IEC to raise awareness among the general public, and establishing national networking and registry,” said Libang.
Contrarily, Congress MLA Ninong Ering stated, “The idea behind the bill, of transplanting human organs, is a pertinent one, but before passing the bill, it should be kept for discussion and some guidelines should be amended. But, the health minister adopted the bill according to the laid guidelines by various states.”
The Act was passed by the Parliament and, on July 8, 1994, and September 27, 2011, respectively, the President of India gave his assent.