PGIMER is the Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation for north India. (Express Photo) PGIMER is the Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation for north India. (Express Photo)Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have earmarked a medical institute each to be set up as State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO). The PGIMER reports to the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) in New Delhi under the health ministry to promote organ donation. The cadaver organ donation cases in 2015 and 2016 were 26 and 27, respectively.

Source: Indian Express August 12, 2017 02:48 UTC