Last rites of those that save lives of others by donating their organs might be carried out with State honour, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik introduced. Image for illustration function. File.
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Last rites of those that save lives of others by donating their organs might be carried out with State honour, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik introduced right here on Thursday.
The step, which is more likely to create widespread consciousness in the area of organ donation, is in addition to ₹5 lakh being supplied from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to the kin of the organ donors and Suraj Award instituted since 2020 to encourage donation.
“Organ donation is a pious gift. In cases of brain death, relatives are taking courageous decision by giving consent to organ donations and playing important role in saving the lives of others,” mentioned Mr. Patnaik in a press release.
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In order to smoothen the course of of organ transplantation, the State authorities had established State Organ and Tissues Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) in 2019.
Suraj Award was instituted in 2019 to advertise organ donation. It was launched attributable to vastly inspirational resolution of relations of Suraj from the Bhanjanagar space of Ganjam district. Suraj was significantly injured in a street accident and have become mind lifeless. His household determined to donate very important elements of Suraj’s physique which helped save the lives of six folks.
The Chief Minister additionally honours the subsequent of kin of organ donors on World Organ Donation Day on August 13 yearly.
Special allowance
In one other resolution, Mr. Patnaik authorised provision of a particular allowance of ₹5,000 per thirty days to drivers and emergency medical technicians and ₹3,000 per thirty days to helpers from February 2024. This might be in addition to their current primary wage.
In a press release, the authorities mentioned the emergency medical ambulance service had been a lifeline for the folks of Odisha since March 2013.
Presently the 108 service is operational with a fleet of 1,366 ambulances, together with 411 advance life assist ambulances and 6 boat ambulances. The 108 ambulance fleet supplies emergency care and transportation to about 1.Three lakh sufferers each month.