Chandigarh, 7 October:- Haryana has ranked first among the states in voluntary blood donation for the third consecutive year. The state collected 5.89 lakh units of blood by organising 8,189 camps against the target of 3.30 lakh units and 2,000 camps. Haryana achieved a voluntary blood donation rate of 92%.
Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Dr Sumita Misra, said that the state has also prepared its first Disaster Management Plan for blood centres to ensure blood safety and emergency preparedness.
The state was honoured by the Blood Transfusion Service of the Union Health Ministry for recording the highest blood donation rate per million population during 2025. The Haryana State Blood Transfusion Council received the award on October 1 at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, during a ceremony organised by the Blood Transfusion Service, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, on the occasion of National Voluntary Blood Donation Day.
Dr Misra said that securing the first position in the country in voluntary blood donation for three consecutive years is a matter of great pride for Haryana.
She credited this achievement to blood centre teams, voluntary donors, youth networks, NGOs, the Red Cross and others associated with the Blood Transfusion Service.
Haryana organised 8,189 blood donation camps against the target of 2,000, which is more than four times the target. It collected 5.89 lakh units against the Centre’s target of 3.30 lakh units, which is approximately 78% higher than the target. Voluntary blood donation accounted for 92% of the state’s total blood collection.
She said that 162 blood centres are operational in the state, of which 92% have component separation unit facilities. Single-donor platelets are available at 12 government hospitals and medical colleges and are provided free of cost to eligible dengue patients and people below the poverty line referred to government hospitals.
Dr Misra said that the Health Department has also prepared Haryana’s first Disaster Management Plan for blood centres. This initiative has been launched to strengthen blood safety and ensure preparedness during emergency situations and disasters.
Special campaigns have played an important role in blood collection. A blood donation campaign conducted across the state collected 10,183 units of blood, while campaigns associated with the 350th anniversary of the martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji collected 40,224 units of blood. Under the ‘Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan’, initiatives focusing on women were also undertaken.
Dr Misra said that Haryana is committed to ensuring a “safe, equitable, accessible and timely” supply of blood and blood components. She appealed to regular voluntary blood donors who donate without receiving any payment to continue donating and encourage others to join the cause.
She also congratulated Director General of Health Services Dr Manish Bansal, Member Secretary-cum-Project Director (AIDS) of Haryana State Blood Transfusion Services Dr Mukta Kumar and the state’s blood safety teams.
Dr Misra said that the true measure of service is the change it quietly brings into people’s lives. She said that the state would continue to strengthen voluntary blood donation and safe blood transfusion services.
