Organ donors’ funerals to be held with State honours in Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: The organ donors’ funerals to be held with State honours in Odisha, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today.

Patnaik said that the decision to honour has been taken in recognition of the sacrifice and courage of those who save the lives of others by donating their organs.

The Chief Minister expressed the hope that this will create widespread awareness in the field of organ donation and inspire the society to save others’ lives by donating organs.

Organ donation is a great gift. In cases of brain death, relatives are playing a vital role in saving the lives of others by making the brave decision to accept organ donation.

It is to be noted here that the state government established the State Organ & Tissues Transplant Organization (SOTTO) in 2019 to facilitate the process of organ transplantation. Even it has started ‘Suraj Award-2022’ to encourage organ donation.

The award has been launched in the name of Suraj from Bhanjnagar area of Ganjam district. Suraj was seriously injured in a road accident and became brain dead. His family decided to donate vital parts of Suraj’s body. These vital organs helped save the lives of six people.

Rs 5 lakh is being provided from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to the relatives of the organ donors. Along with this, the Chief Minister is also honouring the next of kin of organ donors on World Organ Donation Day on August 13th every year.