Consider the following statements regarding the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO): 1. It is the apex national body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare responsible for coordinating organ and tissue donation and transplantation across India. 2. It is a statutory body. 3. It functions independently of regional and state transplant organizations without any network or coordination with them. How many of the above statements are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements regarding the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO):
1.It is the apex national body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare responsible for coordinating organ and tissue donation and transplantation across India.
2.It is a statutory body.
3.It functions independently of regional and state transplant organizations without any network or coordination with them.
How many of the above statements are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation: 1 Only

Statement 1 is correct: NOTTO is the apex national body coordinating and regulating organ and tissue donation and transplantation, operating under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Its functioning is guided by the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994 (amended in 2011), but the Act does not create NOTTO as a statutory body.

Statement 3 is incorrect: NOTTO works through a network including Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations (ROTTOs) and State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations (SOTTOs) for effective coordination across states and regions.

Source: TH

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