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Every child has the right to a family — Indian law has made this difficult

November 17, 2023 5:23 pm

Adoptive parents face a much higher burden of scrutiny in terms of their ability to raise a child than biological parents. Every family or individual that wants to nurture a child should equally have the right to parent one

Dip in adoption points to illegality, trafficking: House panel

August 12, 2022 3:21 am

The committee, chaired by BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi, noted that according to adoption statistics of Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), the number of children adopted within the country declined from 5,693 in 2010 to 3142 in 2020-21.

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Safeguards in adoption process shouldn’t lead to harassment, says Delhi High Court

June 03, 2016 4:57 am

Five separate pleas field by adoptive parents settled abroad were disposed of Thursday by the bench of Justice Manmohan, who also asked the central government to “streamline” the process of intercountry adoption.

Mumbai: Change in CARA guidelines, dip in adoption

May 22, 2016 12:51 am

Last month, she was shifted from Matunga-based Indian Association for Promotion of Adoption and Child Welfare (IAPA) to a permanent childcare home after the agency realised she may not be adopted ever.

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New adoption guidelines: Bombay HC tells agency to consider alternative after complaints

January 09, 2016 1:55 am

The HC said that “the efficacy of the new adoption guidelines will have to be tested” on the basis of statistical data which has been collected since the new guidelines were implemented.

New adoption guidelines: Bombay HC asks CARA to look into grievances in petitions

November 18, 2015 1:37 am

These agencies submitted that CARA’s decision to take away most of their responsibilities had reduced them to just a place to house abandoned or orphaned children.

Petition seeks stay on new Central guidelines on adoption

October 05, 2015 1:48 am

The guidelines were made applicable from August 1 this year.

Adoption agencies raise concern over new e-placement guidelines

September 04, 2015 2:34 am

The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) had released Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children 2015 from August 1.

65% of kids adopted by foreigners have special needs: Government

August 19, 2015 9:03 am

Of the 1,112 children, 190 children with special needs were given up for adoption in 2012-13 and this number rose to 283 and 253 in the next two years.