This includes giving a cash prize of Rs 50,000 to the hospital where the organ is retrieved and a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to the family of the donor. This prize will be given every year for five years.
The ‘LifeBox,’ according to the IISc researchers, is a system that extends the preservation time of the organ, specifically the heart for now, and allows for increased travel time and distances.
An unfortunate incident prompted Sukumaran to write numerous letters to jail and government officials to consider prisoners for organ donation for there wasn’t any existing provision under which they could do so.