Patna, Sept. 20 (PTI) : All medical colleges and hospitals in Bihar would have eye banks by the end of March next year, deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said today.

This was decided at a meeting of health minister Mangal Pandey with a society concerned with donating body organs after death here.

Sushil Modi was present at the meeting with principal secretary, health, R.K. Mahajan. There are 10 government medical college and hospitals in Bihar at present and three in private sector.

Rajendra Nagar Super Speciality Hospital would have an eye bank by end of this December.

Pandey announced that a nodal officer would be appointed at the state level to facilitate donation of organs by citizens.

An advisory committee would be constituted at the state-level under health minister on subjects linked with donation of organs after death.

The state health minister said a committee of experts would be notified for declaration of a patient as brain dead.

'With the consent of kins, organs of a brain dead person would be taken out to utilise them for a needy,' a statement issued by Sushil Kumar Modi said.

The state government would also appoint a motivator in every medical college and hospital to inspire people to donate body organs for the needy.