India, Jan. 6 -- The Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) Pune coordinated 79 deceased organ donations and benefitted 207 patients in 2025, emerging as Maharashtra's leading city for cadaver organ donation, officials said on Monday.

As per data shared by ZTCC officials, as many as 198 cadaver organ donations were recorded across Maharashtra in 2025. Of these, ZTCC Pune accounted for the highest number of cadaver organ donations at 79; followed by ZTCC Mumbai at 53; ZTCC Nagpur at 16; and ZTCC Sambhajinagar at five. Whereas in 2024, 181 organs were transplanted from a pool of 70 donors in Pune, officials said.

Aarti Gokhale, transplant coordinator, ZTCC Pune, said that ZTCC Pune's consistent performance played a key role in normal...