CHENNAI: The National Voluntary Blood Donation Day was observed in Tamil Nadu today-October 1st 2026-by organizing blood donation camps at 100 locations across the State under the auspices of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) through its district branches, Youth Red Cross and Junior Red Cross in coordination with government blood donation centres.
Mrs.R.Seethalakshmi IAS, Project Director, Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society and Member Secretary of Tamil Nadu Blood Transfusion Council, had inaugurated the blood donation camp conducted at IRCS State headquarters in Chennai today and she said that Tamil Nadu is setting a benchmark in blood donation thanks to the voluntary participation of people.
“Blood donation is a voluntary involvement and we want it to be free, non-remunerated, safe, adequate and accessible and ofcourse the quality of blood donation is also being taken into account. Our State has already collected nearly 9.5 lakh units of blood through 4,850 blood donation camps as against the annual target of 4,500 camps thereby exceeding the overall State-level collection target. Every district in Tamil Nadu is expected to achieve annual blood collection equivalent to at least one per cent of its population and it should be voluntary. As our State’s population is around 8 crores, the corresponding annual benchmark for blood donation is about 8 lakh units of blood,” TANSACS Project Director Mrs.R.Seethalakshmi has said today and she lauded the role being played by the Indian Red Cross Society by conducting blood donation camps in the State.
AWARDS PRESENTED TO DONORS:
Appreciation awards were presented today to individuals and organizations in recognition of their continued support for voluntary blood donation camps. The NGOs who received awards were IRCS-Chengalpattu district, RSS HSS Blood Donors Bureau-Chennai and The Madras Voluntary Blood Bureau in Chennai.
Those who received awards from corporate sector for supporting the maximum number of blood units include-HDFC Bank Ltd-Chennai, Mahindra Research Valley in Chengalpattu, Verizon Data Services Pvt Ltd-Chennai, UPS India Pvt Ltd-Chennai, Starts Systems India Pvt Ltd, Michelin India Pvt Ltd at Gummidipoondi, Valeo India Pvt Ltd at Navalur and Ford India Pvt Ltd at Maraimalainagar, according to a press release from Indian Red Cross Society in Chennai today.
The educational institutions that received appreciation awards for blood donation include The New College in Chennai, Shiv Nadar University in Chennai, Vellore Institute of Technology in Chennai and Maharishi Vidya Mandir School in Chennai.
Er.S.Muthukumar, honorary vice-chairman of IRCSTNB and Mr.S.Jayaraman, honorary treasurer, were among those who were present and felicitated the blood donors.
Mr.S.S.Saravanan, Chief Administrative Officer, IRCS-Tamil Nadu Branch,had welcomed the gatheirng at today’s national voluntary blood donation day event in Chennai while Dr.P.Yogeshwaran, medical officer of IRCS Blood Centre, had proposed a vote of thanks.
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