e-Raktkosh e-Raktkosh was inaugurated on 7th April 2016 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. e-Raktkosh enforces the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, National Blood Policy standards and guidelines, ensuring proper collection & donation, effective management and monitoring the quality and quantity of the donated blood. Considering the national rollout, e-Raktkosh has been developed with a modular and scalable approach with a configurable rule-based architecture, allowing customisation to easily incorporate specific requirements from nationwide stakeholders. Objectives Safe and adequate blood supplies Reduced turnaround time Preventing wastage of blood Restrict professional donors Networking of blood centres Donor repository Salient Features Web-based application Aadhaar linkage Decision support Enforces guidelines Dashboard Statutory reports Six Major Components e-Raktkosh has six major components for management of the blood donation life cycle The biometric Donor Management System for identifying, tracking and blocking donors based on the donor's health, donation history etc. It provides features such as blood grouping, TTI screening, antibody screening, component preparation, etc., as per the defined processes and rules. A Centralized Blood inventory Management System for keeping track of the blood stock across numerous blood centres. Bio-Medical Waste Management System for disposal of discarded blood and other waste generated during this process. Generation of rare blood group donor registries and the generation of regular repeat donors. Alert and Notification System. Frequently Asked Questions Whom should I contact in case of any problem? Kindly email your queries to eraktkosh@cdac.in How to check platelet units in the e-raktkosh app? The blood stock can be searched by default as Whole Blood on the Stock availability page. You can change the component type to Platelet, then search again. How can I check the nearest blood bank from my current location? Use the e-Raktkosh Mobile App, enable location, and then search for the nearest blood bank; then you can see a distance-wise list of blood banks. How to verify blood unit is available or not on current date? You can see the last updated date or LIVE status in the blood availability option. How does age affect my ability to donate blood? The minimum age for whole blood donation is 18 years in India. The maximum age for blood donation depends on the kind of donation. How can I onboard my blood bank to e-Raktkosh? Kindly fill the form. Click here to fill the form Where can I find the latest blood stock from various blood banks? The blood stock can be searched on the Stock availability page Where can I find details of camps being conducted by various blood banks? The details of camps can be found on the Camp schedule page. Many camps also accept online pre-registration. Source: e-Raktkosh