Beyond Cleanliness: How Indore Is Becoming a City That Gives the Gift of Life

The Gist: Indore is known across India for its cleanliness, but another inspiring transformation is quietly taking place. The city is emerging as a leader in organ and tissue donation, with increasing public awareness, growing donor registrations, and a strong medical ecosystem that has helped save countless lives.

From creating 67 Green Corridors to becoming India’s second-highest city in skin donation, Indore is demonstrating that true civic responsibility extends beyond clean streets, it includes giving others a second chance at life.

Key Highlights

Indore created its first Green Corridor in 2015.
Since then, 68 Green Corridors have been established to facilitate timely organ transportation.
Indore currently ranks second in India for skin donation.
Eye donations increased from 2,237 in 2024 to 2,748 in 2025.
Organ donation permissions grew from 135 in 2024 to 202 in 2025.
One organ donor has the potential to save or improve the lives of multiple patients.

Why It Matters

India continues to face a significant gap between the number of patients waiting for organ transplants and the number of organs available. Every organ donor represents hope for families waiting for a life-saving transplant and demonstrates the highest form of human generosity.

The Story

Some cities are remembered for their monuments.

Some are remembered for their economic growth.

Indore is increasingly becoming known for something even more meaningful, the willingness of its citizens to give life, even after life itself has ended.

Over the past decade, the city has steadily strengthened its organ and tissue donation ecosystem through awareness campaigns, dedicated medical institutions, and growing public participation.

One of the defining milestones came in 2015, when Indore established its first Green Corridor, a specially coordinated traffic-free route that enables donated organs to reach transplant hospitals within the limited time available for successful transplantation.

Since then, the city has successfully created 67 Green Corridors, each representing a remarkable collaboration between hospitals, doctors, police, emergency services, and citizens. Every minute saved on these routes increases the possibility of saving another human life.

Indore has also emerged as one of India’s leading cities for tissue donation.

Today, it ranks second nationally in skin donation, helping burn victims and reconstructive surgery patients receive life-changing treatment.

Eye donation has shown equally encouraging progress. The city recorded 2,237 eye donations in 2024, which increased to 2,748 in 2025, supported by three dedicated eye banks working to restore vision to thousands of patients.

The acceptance of organ donation is also growing steadily. Official permissions for organ donation increased from 135 in 2024 to 202 in 2025, reflecting changing public attitudes and greater awareness about the importance of donation.

Medical science now allows individuals to contribute in different ways.

During life, people may donate blood, bone marrow, a part of the liver, and one kidney under appropriate medical conditions.

After cardiac death, tissues such as eyes, skin, bones, and heart valves can be donated.

In cases of brain death, multiple organs including the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas, small intestine, hands, bones, and heart valves—can help save or transform the lives of several recipients.

Every donation becomes a reminder that humanity does not end with a heartbeat. Sometimes, it begins again in someone else’s life.

Indore Talk Take

Swachhata reflects how a city treats its surroundings.

Organ donation reflects how a city values human life.

Indore has already inspired the nation by becoming India’s cleanest city. Today, it has another opportunity to become one of India’s most compassionate cities.

Awareness about organ donation is not merely a medical conversation; it is a social movement built on trust, empathy, and informed decision-making. Every family that says “yes” during the most difficult moments gives another family the chance to celebrate life.

Perhaps the greatest legacy any citizen can leave behind is not measured by wealth or achievements but by the lives they continue to touch after they are gone.