People who pledge organs should get discount in Health insurance Premium : Maneka Tells Nadda

"The availability of organ retrieval facilities is limited in the country. This is further restricted to large private hospitals and a few government hospitals. There is a need to immediately establish such facilities in the big government hospitals in major locations," Gandhi said.

She said it is estimated that between 3 to 3.5 lakh patients are waiting for an organ at any point of time in India and the availability of organs through legitimate routes is much less than this.

Gandhi also advised that a clause could be added stating that in case of the death of the patient in the hospital whether he or she would like the organs to be harvested for the purpose of giving a new life to other patients.

"I am conscious that this will cause a little stress to the patients and the family, but I am sure that even if 10 percent of the patients sign this declaration, we will have enough organs to save lakhs of lives," she said.