Why in news?  Karnataka with the Best Emerging SOTTO award

Highlights:

• What is SOTTO –  State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation
• Karnataka has recorded the third highest number of donations in the country

About Jeevasarthakathe

• Constituted by the Government of Karnataka under Ministry of Health and Family welfare
• Appointed to oversee the implementation of the Transplantation of Human Organs Act of 1994
• Aims to coordinate the deceased donor transplantation activities and also educate the public on organ donation