e-Rakt Kosh Platform: Purpose and Key Features

Explore the e-Rakt Kosh platform, a centralized blood bank management system by the Government of India, aimed at ensuring transparency, efficiency, and timely access to safe blood supplies.

Context: The Health Ministry is looking at integrating the country’s Rare Donor Registry with the e-Rakt Kosh platform.

What is e-Rakt Kosh Platform?

e-Rakt Kosh platform is a national digital platform that provides comprehensive information on blood banks and blood availability across India.
Development: Developed by C-DAC under the Blood Cell initiative of the National Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Purpose

Serves as the official portal for all blood-related services in India.
Aims to consolidate all blood service information under a single platform, promoting the vision of “One Nation, One Platform” for blood services.

Key Features

Offers citizen-centric services with real-time information from blood banks throughout the country.
Delivers an end-to-end IT solution for efficient workflow management in blood banks.
Accessible via web browsers and mobile applications on both Google Play Store and iOS.
Seamlessly integrated with UMANG, e-Hospital, National Health Portal, and flagship C-DAC products such as e-Sushrut and e-Upkaran.

About Rare Donor Registry of India (RDRI)