New Delhi: State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (Sotto) was made operational at GB Pant Hospital Thursday as chief minister Rekha Gupta launched an organ donation platform to encourage more people to register as donors.
The initiative, which will run from Sept 17 to Oct 17, seeks to turn organ donation into a people-driven movement. Gupta launched the campaign under Seva Sankalp Abhiyan to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s 76th birthday and herself pledged to donate her organs. On Organ Donation Pledge Portal, launched at Delhi Secretariat, citizens can register online and take a pledge to donate their organs, following which an automated digital pledge certificate will be generated.
Appealing to Delhiites to participate in the campaign, Gupta said organ donation reflected the spirit of Seva Sankalp and one person’s decision to donate organs could help save several lives. Health minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said the portal would make the process more accessible and encourage greater public participation. He said Gupta had become the first person to register on the SOTTO website and urged citizens to follow her example.
Govt plans to use digital platforms, awareness drives, educational institutions, healthcare facilities and community-level activities to promote the campaign. Sotto is responsible for managing, coordinating and overseeing organ and tissue donation and transplantation activities in a state. Chief minister, other Delhi ministers, Union minister of state Harsh Malhotra, MLAs and other dignitaries donated blood at the camp. Calling blood donation a major act of service, Malhotra urged people to continue contributing to such initiatives.
Delhi BJP also began its Seva Sankalp Abhiyan 2026 Thursday. Blood donation camps were organised across all 14 party districts in the morning, while ‘Ashirwad ke Diyes’ were lit in the evening. BJP national president Nitin Nabin inaugurated a blood donation camp at the party’s central office and donated blood.