# Organ shortage: 5,000 in Mumbai await transplants, 4,000 dead in Telangana 2026-08-12T18:30:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Nearly 5,000 patients in Mumbai are waiting for organ transplants, but only one in ten receives a donor organ, according to the Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC). Dr S. K. Mathur, ZTCC president, told Freepress Journal that 90% of families who have benefited from a transplant do not pledge their own organs. The city has recorded 40 deceased donors this year, enabling 115 transplants. Across Maharashtra, 118,913 people have formally pledged organs. In Telangana, Times of India reports that 4,106 of the 19,386 patients registered for transplants between 2013 and 2026 died while waiting. Despite the state winning national awards for the highest cadaver donation rate, only one in four registered patients received a transplant. Officials blame low participation from government hospitals and a reluctance to declare brain-dead patients. Notably, not a single relative of a transplant recipient has pledged to donate organs. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Maharashtra, Mumbai, NOTTO, organ donation, transplant shortage, ZTCC Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-organ-shortage-5000-patients-on-waitlist-only-10-get-organs/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-organ-shortage-5000-patients-on-waitlist-only-10-get-organs/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.