Under the ART (Regulation) Act, 2021, the identity of gamete donors is treated as confidential and is held in records maintained by the ART bank and reported to the National ART and Surrogacy Registry, rather than being disclosed directly to recipients or routinely shared with the resulting child. This differs from frameworks in some other countries that allow donor-conceived people to obtain identifying donor information at a set age; that approach does not apply in India, and Indian patients should not assume it will. Recipients typically receive non-identifying information about a donor (such as physical characteristics or basic health history) sufficient to support treatment decisions, while identifying records are retained securely by the ART bank/registry as required by law. Families are encouraged to seek counselling to think through how, whether and when to talk with a donor-conceived child about their conception, since confidentiality of donor identity does not remove the value of age-appropriate honesty within the family.
Also known as: donor anonymity India, donor privacy rules
Related India guides
Sources
- Indian Council of Medical Research (icmr.gov.in)
- Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021, with the ART (Regulation) Rules and subsequent amendments and notifications (indiacode.nic.in; artsurrogacy.gov.in)
Last reviewed: 9 September 2026. Written by the Antega Editorial Team. General information only — always follow the advice of your own clinic, doctor or pharmacist.