Even if the reply states that they have three more technicians, logically they just have two technicians," Kothari said. The RTI reply dated April 1 states that the total number of blood collection units in 2016 was 4,607. The details were provided by the Rajawadi Hospital's Public Information Officer Dr Vidya Thakur in reply to an RTI application about the number of FDA-approved staff at the blood bank. These posts are to be filled as per the State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) normsReply to a Right to Information (RTI) query received by an activist reveals that 11 out of 16 posts in the Rajawadi Hospital blood bank are vacant. These posts are to be filled as per the State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) norms.