Pledge Your Organs
It takes about two minutes, costs nothing, and commits you to nothing medically. The part that actually matters comes after — telling your family.
Your details
What happens next
You get a donor card, immediately
A digital card arrives by email within a few minutes, with a unique pledge ID. If you asked for one, a printed card follows by post in two to three weeks.
We send you the conversation guide
A short, practical guide to telling your family — including what to say when someone reacts badly, which is more common than people expect.
We check in once, about a month later
One message asking a single question: have you told them? Not a fundraising message. You can opt out of it, and most people tell us it was the nudge that made them do it.
Nothing else, unless you ask
No medical tests, no hospital contact, no change to your treatment anywhere. Your pledge simply sits on record until it is either withdrawn or needed.
You can also register directly with the government. NOTTO maintains the national pledge registry, and registering there is free. Pledging with us is not a substitute — we will tell you how to do both, because more records is strictly better.
The questions most people have
No. The medical team treating you and the transplant team are completely separate, and the treating team is not told about any pledge. Donation is only ever considered after death has been declared and certified — never before, and never by anyone involved in your care.
Almost certainly not. There is no upper age limit — organs have been donated successfully by people in their eighties, and corneas are usable from almost any age. Very few medical conditions rule out donation entirely.
Please do not decide you are unsuitable. Pledge, and let doctors assess at the time.
All major faiths practised in India — Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism — either permit organ donation or actively regard it as an act of charity. Many religious leaders have publicly pledged.
If you would like to discuss it with someone from your own tradition, call our helpline and we will try to connect you.
Yes. Organ retrieval is a surgical procedure carried out with the same care as any operation, and the body is returned to the family afterwards. Normal funeral arrangements, including an open casket, are unaffected.
No. The donor's family is never charged for anything related to the donation. Selling or buying organs is a criminal offence in India under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, and no payment of any kind may be made or accepted.
At any time, for any reason, without explaining yourself. Write to us or call the helpline and the record is deleted. Please also tell whoever you named as your family witness, so nobody acts on old information.
More questions? Read Myths & Facts or call our helpline on 1800 000 000.
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