The first skin bank in India – National Burns Centre was commissioned on October 5, 2001 in Mumbai and for a long time it was the only skin bank in India until Ganga Hospital Skin Bank in 2015 came into existence, promoting the cause of skin donation

Skin, the largest human organ which protects us from heat, cold, UV rays, and bacterias and enables us to have our sense of touch is capable of mending itself from regular wear and tear, except when it is badly burnt or damaged and requires skin transplant