(Representative image) The central directive intended to boost blood donation camps has not met anticipated enthusiasm, with several camps attracting fewer than ten donors each
MUMBAI: A top-down central directive ordering blood banks to execute mega-donation camps for 15-days on account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, starting Sept 17 to Oct 2, has received lukewarm response, according to State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) 2025 data.
Dr Mahendra Kendre, former SBTC director, said, “All the figures have to be uploaded online on the portal. It is possible that people did not have adequate manpower to handle data entry accurately”
Usually we take help of students to volunteer and bring in donors to the camp, but due to festivities that is not possible in this period,” said the blood bank social worker.
Most camps are driven by third-party organisers, so it depends heavily on how effectively they can mobilise voluntary donors,” he said. He added that it is also possible that there simply were not enough donors. “Multiple factors contribute to a suc- cessful blood donation camp. “Organisers need to be willing to take a camp in this period, on days when they were not, we ourselves had done the outreach.