Mumbai, Jan. 30 -- The Maharashtra government has approved a comprehensive new policy governing the grant of No Objection Certificates for blood centres, introducing mandatory annual blood collection targets and making blood component separation facilities compulsory for all newly established centres.
Under the policy, blood centres in metropolitan cities will be required to collect at least 3,000 blood units annually, while centres in urban, rural and tribal regions must achieve a minimum collection of 2,000 units each year.
The decision was taken following a high-level review meeting of the State Blood Transfusion Council held on June 12, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Minister for Public Health and Family Welfare. The policy aims ...