Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Maharashtra Seeks Statewide Status of Blood Storage Units
Maharashtra wants to know which blood storage units are working and which are not.
The State Blood Transfusion Council asked blood centres to share this information and copies of their licences.
They were given three days to reply.
The request follows inspections by the state’s Food and Drug Administration.
The article says 34 licences were suspended and four were permanently cancelled between April and June 2026.
Inspections found problems with blood storage, records, waste disposal and equipment.
Centres without a storage unit must say so in a Nil report.
The information may help the state update its list of storage facilities.
The State Blood Transfusion Council asked blood centres to report functional and non-functional Blood Storage Units.
A September 30 letter gave centre heads and district blood transfusion officers three days to respond and requested licence copies.
The directive follows Maharashtra FDA enforcement actions over violations at blood centres.
Between April and June 2026, the FDA suspended 34 licences and permanently cancelled four, according to the article.
The state is seeking an updated picture of licensed storage facilities; centres with no attached unit must submit a Nil report.
- Who
- The State Blood Transfusion Council, blood centre heads and district blood transfusion officers.
- What
- The council requested details and licence copies for functional and non-functional Blood Storage Units.
- When
- The directive was dated September 30, 2026; responses were requested within three days.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India.
- Why
- To establish which licensed storage units are operational and update the state’s information amid regulatory compliance and blood-availability concerns.
Regulatory oversight
Operational status
Purpose and immediate focus
Regulatory oversight
The FDA’s earlier enforcement actions addressed statutory violations involving quality, records, licensing, storage and other requirements.
Operational status
The SBTC’s latest exercise seeks information on which licensed storage units are actually functional, including units that may be non-operational.
- Directive date
- September 30, 2026
- Response deadline
- Within three days
- Licences suspended
- 34 blood centre and blood storage facility licences between April and June 2026
- Licences permanently cancelled
- Four between April and June 2026
- Facilities named in June action
- Sir J.J. Metropolitan Blood Centre in Mumbai and Maya Blood Centre in Badlapur
- Nil report
- Required from centres without an attached Blood Storage Unit