'Not charity but immortality': Madhya Pradesh govt to give guard of honour during last rites of people who donate body or organs

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday said the state government has decided to give a guard of honour during the last rites of those who donate their body or organs.

The family members of these donors will also be honoured on the Republic Day or the Independence Day, he said.

Officials said the government's move is aimed at encouraging people in the state to donate their bodies and organs.

In a post on 'X', CM Yadav said, "Giving the gift of life after death...is not just charity, it is immortality. The Madhya Pradesh government has resolved that the great people who donate their body or heart, liver and kidney will be given a final farewell by giving them a guard of honour and their family members will be honoured publicly on 26 January or 15 August."

Following the chief minister's announcement, the General Administration Department of the state government directed the Commissioners, District Magistrates, Police Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of all divisions to comply with the instructions.