Friday, 04 August 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The THDC India Limited organized Angadan Mahotsav at the corporate headquarters in Rishikesh along with the project and unit offices of the organisation to promote awareness about organ donation and dispel misconceptions surrounding it.
THDCIL chairman and managing director RK Vishnoi also shed light on the initiatives undertaken by the Government of India to facilitate organ donation and transplant. The establishment of the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has played a vital role in providing an efficient and organised system of organ procurement and distribution in the country. He stated that in commemoration of Indian Organ Donation Day on Thursday the ‘Angadan Mahotsav’ awareness campaign under the banner of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav was celebrated with enthusiasm. This day marks the historical milestone of the first deceased donor organ transplant in India, which was also the first heart transplant performed after the promulgation of The Transplantation of Human Organs Act on July 8, 1994.
The Angadan Mahotsav witnessed active participation from all the employees. Director (Finance) J Behera administered the pledge of ‘Angadan Mahotsav’ in the presence of director (Personnel) Shallinder Singh to all the employees at the corporate office to actively promote organ donation awareness and generously offer their organs for donation to benefit society.
