Access to safe blood is mandated by law, and is the primary responsibility of NACO. The specific objective of the blood safety programme is to ensure reduction in the transfusion associated with HIV transmission to 0.5 percent, while making available safe and quality blood within one hour of requirement in a health facility.The activities and functioning of a large network of blood banks and blood component separation facilities in the country are supervised at district, state and national level.

In accordance with the directive of the Supreme Court, National Blood Transfusion Council was constituted in 1996 with the objectives to promote voluntary blood donation, ensure safe blood transfusion, provide infrastructure to blood centres, develop human resource. National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) is the policy formulating apex body in relation to all matters pertaining to operation of blood centres. The NBTC is the central body that coordinates the State Blood Transfusion Councils (SBTCs) and also ensures involvement of other Ministries and other health programmes for various activities relate to Blood Transfusion Services (BTS). At the national level the supervision by the blood transfusion services division in NACO and National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC).

Compendium of National Blood Policy and Guidelines 2016 Details

Reconstitution of the Governing Body of NBTC Details

Celebration of World Blood Donor Day-2016 Details

Flag off of Metro Blood Bank Project: State-of-the-art transfusion services in Tamil Nadu Details

Management Information System (MIS) in Various States