Importance of Blood Donation

In 2016-17, there was a shortage of 19 lakh (1.9 million) blood units in India. In 2015-16, this number had dropped to 11 lakh (1.1 million). These numbers demonstrate the enormous requirement of blood units in hospitals.

Every year, the nation requires about 5 crore (50 million) units of blood, which translates to a demand for blood every 2 seconds. Keeping these numbers in mind, the media and other reports suggest that there need to be more than 38,000 blood donation camps organized per day to meet the requirement. It brings to light the significance of blood and its donation. Recognizing its critical nature in time, Sadguru Shree Aniruddha incorporated blood donation as one of His key programmes.

Sadguru Shree Aniruddha has written in Anandasadhana, the third volume of the Shrimad Purushartha Gratharaj that God is extremely pleased with nine different types of drops, one of which is a drop of blood donated unconditionally by one Shraddhavaan to the other.