The following are some
of the categories of blood donor (Government of India,
2007). A New Voluntary Donor (NVD) is a voluntary
non-remunerated blood donor who has never donated
blood before. A Lapsed Voluntary Donor (LVD) is a
voluntary non-remunerated blood donor who has given
blood in the past but does not fulfill the criteria for a
regular donor. A Regular Voluntary Donor (RVD) is a
voluntary non-remunerated blood donor who donates
blood on a regular basis without any break for a longer
duration between two donations.