# India sets organ transplant record at 20,138, but 90,000 await donors 2026-08-13T06:39:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets India performed a record 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, yet nearly 90,000 patients remain on the national waiting list, according to the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation. Tamil Nadu led among states with 266 deceased donors in 2025, up from seven in 2008, driven by sustained awareness and state honours for donors' families. But in Telangana, one in five registered patients died waiting for an organ between 2013 and 2026, with only four or five private hospitals consistently participating in donation, the Times of India reports. Nationally, India's deceased-organ donation rate remains below one per million, against Spain's 49. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesnownews.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: healthcare policy, Jeevandan, organ donation, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, transplant Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-sees-266-organ-donors-telangana-loses-1-in-5-waiting/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-sees-266-organ-donors-telangana-loses-1-in-5-waiting/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.