There are 3263 licensed blood banks in the country. State/ UT-wise details, as per information obtained from Central Drugs Standards Control Organization, is given below:
NUMBER OF LICENSED BLOOD BANK IN INDIA STATE / UT WISE AS ON 27.11.2019
| S.NO | NAME OF STATE | TOTAL NUMBER OF BLOOD BANKS |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar | 03 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 179 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 10 |
| 4 | Assam | 81 |
| 5 | Bihar | 84 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 04 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 90 |
| 8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 01 |
| 9 | Daman & Diu | 02 |
| 10 | NCT of Delhi | 71 |
| 11 | Goa | 04 |
| 12 | Gujarat | 160 |
| 13 | Haryana | 123 |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh | 22 |
| 15 | Jammu & Kashmir | 37 |
| 16 | Jharkhand | 51 |
| 17 | Karnataka | 230 |
| 18 | Kerala | 169 |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | 01 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 157 |
| 21 | Maharashtra | 340 |
| 22 | Manipur | 05 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 08 |
| 24 | Mizoram | 10 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 05 |
| 26 | Odisha | 83 |
| 27 | Pondicherry | 18 |
| 28 | Punjab | 123 |
| 29 | Rajasthan | 151 |
| 30 | Sikkim | 06 |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | 309 |
| 32 | Telangana | 180 |
| 33 | Tripura | 13 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 348 |
| 35 | Uttarakhand | 43 |
| 36 | West Bengal | 146 |
| Total | 3263 | |
There are 71 districts in the country without blood banks and the details thereof are given below:
DISTRICTS WITHOUT BLOOD BANKS AS ON 27.11.2019
| S. No. | Name of State/UT
|
No. of Districts without BB | Names of Districts without Blood Banks
|
| 1 | Andaman and
Nicobar Islands |
2 | North and Middle Andaman and Nicobar |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 14 | Kamle, PakkeKesang, Shi Yomi, LapaRada, Lohit, East Kameng, Kra-daadi, Siang, Lower Siang, Namsai, Debang Valley, Anjaw, Tirap, Longding |
| 3 | Assam | 4 | Manchachar and South Salmara, Charaideo, Hojai, West KarbiAnglong |
| 4 | Bihar | 5 | Arwal, Araria, Supoul, Banka, Sheohar |
| 5 | Gujarat | 2 | Mahisagar, Dang |
| 6 | Haryana | 1 | CharkhiDadri |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | LahaulSpiti |
| 8 | Jammu &Kashmir | 4 | Bandipora, Ganderbal, Shopian, Reasi |
| 9 | Jharkhand | 3 | Khunti, Jamtara, Ramgarh |
| 10 | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | Agar Malwa, Niwadi |
| 11 | Manipur | 12 | Senapati, Ukhrul, Chandel, Tamenglong, Bishnupur, Jiribam, Kangpokpi, Kakching, Tengnoupal, Kanjong, Noney, Pherzawl |
| 12 | Meghalaya | 6 | South West Khasi Hills, East Jaintia Hills, East Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, South Garo Hills |
| 13 | Nagaland | 9 | Peren, Kiphire, Longlen, Mon, Wokha, Phek, Tuensang, Zunheboto, Noklak |
| 14 | Sikkim | 2 | North Sikkim, West Sikkim |
| 15 | Telangana | 4 | Warangal Rural, Mahabubabad, Asifabad, Nagarkurnool |
| TOTAL | 71 | ||
Given the fact that due to various administrative reasons, State Governments carve out new districts periodically, need for blood of such districts continues to be catered through licensed blood banks in nearby districts and through blood storage centres set up in First Referral Units at Community Health Centres and select 24 hour Primary Health Centres.
Public Health being a State subject, setting up of blood banks comes under purview of States. However, Governmentof India supports set up of blood banks under National Health Mission as per proposals received.
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), ShAshwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
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