{
  "id": 104256,
  "title": "India crosses 20k organ transplants/yr for 1st time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/india-crosses-20k-organ-transplants-yr-for-1st-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T22:46:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-crosses-20k-organ-transplants/yr-for-1st-time/articleshow/132843064.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India has achieved a historic milestone by performing a record 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, surpassing the 20,000 mark for the first time. This represents a 6.5% increase from the previous year and a fourfold rise since 2013 when only 4,990 transplants were carried out. The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation's (NOTTO) annual report highlights that Delhi-NCR led with 4,564 procedures, followed by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Kerala. Despite this progress, deceased donor transplants still fall short of demand, and the government has launched several initiatives to strengthen the organ transplant program.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}