Health Minister J P Nadda has said his Ministry is presently framing rules, regulations and protocols for facilitating organ donation at India Gate today.<br/><br/>He said there are about 1.5 lakh brain deaths happening in the country every year, and organs from them can be used for saving lives of several lakhs of patients. <br/><br/>Mr Nadda added it is a matter of concern that the current organ donation and transplantation rate is not close to the requirement within the country. He said government has started taking decisive steps for harvesting cadaver organs and tissues and saving many lives as a result of this.<br/><br/>Mr Nadda said the Health Ministry is implementing the National Organ Transplant Programme with a view to promoting organ donation from deceased persons and thereby increasing the availability of organs for transplantation. <br/><br/>The Minister also took a pledge to donate his organs amidst thousands of enthusiasts comprising officers, staffers, doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff members of all Central Government Hospitals of New Delhi.