Lok Sabha Question No. 4876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-31
Subject: Adoption of Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4876 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2017

## ADOPTION OF CHILDREN

## 4876: SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the Minister of Women & Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a)     the number of children adopted by the Indians and foreigners during each of the last three years and the current year, gender-wise, State/UT and country-wise;
- (b)     whether children are being adopted from registered agencies in compliance with the existing laws/guidelines and if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective measures taken in this regard; and
- (c)    the steps taken to safeguard the children from exploitation after their adoption?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a): As reported by Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), the number of children adopted  by  the  Indians  and  Foreigners  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current  year, gender-wise, State/UT, country-wise, as recorded in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS) is at Annexure-I, II & III.
- (b): The recognized Specialized Adoption Agencies are giving children in adoption as per the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Adoption Regulations, 2017.
- (c): The  eligibility  and  suitability  of  Prospective  Adoptive  Parents  (PAPs)  as  defined  in Section  57  of  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015  is established  through  assessment  during  Home  Study  and  matching  by  an  Adoption Committee. Further, post adoption follow up of the adoptive families is conducted for two years to ensure safeguard of the adopted children both in case of In-country and Inter-country adoptions as provisioned in Regulations 13 & 19 respectively of Adoption Regulations, 2017.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.4876 for answer on 31.03.2017 raised by Shri Raju Shetty regarding 'Adoption of Children'. In-Country Adoption Data (State-wise, Gender-wise) for last three years and current year

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT           | 2013-2014 (April, 13 to Mar, 14)   | 2013-2014 (April, 13 to Mar, 14)   | 2013-2014 (April, 13 to Mar, 14)   | 2014-2015 (April, 14 to Mar,15)   | 2014-2015 (April, 14 to Mar,15)   | 2014-2015 (April, 14 to Mar,15)   | 2015-2016 (April, 15 to Mar,16)*   | 2015-2016 (April, 15 to Mar,16)*   | 2015-2016 (April, 15 to Mar,16)*   | 2016-2017 (April, 16 to 15 Mar,17)*   | 2016-2017 (April, 16 to 15 Mar,17)*   | 2016-2017 (April, 16 to 15 Mar,17)*   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State/UT           | M                                  | F                                  | Total                              | M                                 | F                                 | Total                             | M                                  | F                                  | Total                              | M                                     | F                                     | Total                                 |
| 1        | Andaman                    | 4                                  | 0                                  | 4                                  | 4                                 | 6                                 | 10                                | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | 69                                 | 203                                | 272                                | 91                                | 250                               | 341                               | 45                                 | 79                                 | 124                                | 21                                    | 26                                    | 47                                    |
| 3        | Assam                      | 46                                 | 45                                 | 91                                 | 33                                | 44                                | 77                                | 30                                 | 41                                 | 71                                 | 24                                    | 24                                    | 48                                    |
| 4        | Arunachal Pradesh          | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 2                                 | 4                                 | 6                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 5        | Bihar                      | 19                                 | 37                                 | 56                                 | 18                                | 41                                | 59                                | 18                                 | 67                                 | 85                                 | 22                                    | 73                                    | 95                                    |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh               | 6                                  | 22                                 | 28                                 | 26                                | 28                                | 54                                | 22                                 | 24                                 | 46                                 | 24                                    | 20                                    | 44                                    |
| 7        | Chandigarh                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 2                                 | 13                                | 15                                | 2                                  | 6                                  | 8                                  | 1                                     | 3                                     | 4                                     |
| 8        | Delhi                      | 49                                 | 107                                | 156                                | 46                                | 80                                | 126                               | 37                                 | 55                                 | 92                                 | 45                                    | 54                                    | 99                                    |
| 9        | Goa                        | 4                                  | 6                                  | 10                                 | 4                                 | 12                                | 16                                | 5                                  | 5                                  | 10                                 | 12                                    | 14                                    | 26                                    |
| 10       | Gujarat                    | 60                                 | 78                                 | 138                                | 75                                | 78                                | 153                               | 43                                 | 77                                 | 120                                | 45                                    | 52                                    | 97                                    |
| 11       | Haryana                    | 12                                 | 22                                 | 34                                 | 15                                | 25                                | 40                                | 14                                 | 15                                 | 29                                 | 19                                    | 29                                    | 48                                    |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh           | 7                                  | 4                                  | 11                                 | 2                                 | 6                                 | 8                                 | 0                                  | 2                                  | 2                                  | 4                                     | 1                                     | 5                                     |
| 13       | Jharkhand                  | 81                                 | 72                                 | 153                                | 57                                | 62                                | 119                               | 31                                 | 32                                 | 63                                 | 46                                    | 57                                    | 103                                   |
| 14       | Karnataka                  | 129                                | 191                                | 320                                | 184                               | 227                               | 411                               | 110                                | 167                                | 277                                | 84                                    | 116                                   | 200                                   |
| 15       | Kerala                     | 88                                 | 97                                 | 185                                | 108                               | 91                                | 199                               | 61                                 | 59                                 | 120                                | 59                                    | 47                                    | 106                                   |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh             | 68                                 | 108                                | 176                                | 45                                | 69                                | 114                               | 27                                 | 45                                 | 72                                 | 68                                    | 76                                    | 144                                   |
| 17       | Maharashtra                | 543                                | 525                                | 1068                               | 447                               | 500                               | 947                               | 290                                | 431                                | 721                                | 283                                   | 330                                   | 613                                   |
| 18       | Mizoram                    | 6                                  | 8                                  | 14                                 | 8                                 | 2                                 | 10                                | 3                                  | 4                                  | 7                                  | 2                                     | 4                                     | 6                                     |
| 19       | Manipur                    | 0                                  | 5                                  | 5                                  | 2                                 | 6                                 | 8                                 | 2                                  | 4                                  | 6                                  | 5                                     | 4                                     | 9                                     |
| 20       | Nagaland                   | 3                                  | 5                                  | 8                                  | 28                                | 15                                | 43                                | 2                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  | 6                                     | 4                                     | 10                                    |
| 21       | Odisha                     | 76                                 | 106                                | 182                                | 79                                | 119                               | 198                               | 82                                 | 147                                | 229                                | 80                                    | 107                                   | 187                                   |
| 22       | Puducherry                 | 5                                  | 11                                 | 16                                 | 12                                | 15                                | 27                                | 8                                  | 13                                 | 21                                 | 3                                     | 9                                     | 12                                    |
| 23       | Punjab                     | 9                                  | 41                                 | 50                                 | 12                                | 41                                | 53                                | 10                                 | 30                                 | 40                                 | 7                                     | 40                                    | 47                                    |
| 24       | Rajasthan                  | 66                                 | 116                                | 182                                | 70                                | 111                               | 181                               | 42                                 | 60                                 | 102                                | 45                                    | 87                                    | 132                                   |
| 25       | Meghalaya                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 1                                 | 10                                | 11                                | 5                                  | 4                                  | 9                                  | 4                                     | 5                                     | 9                                     |
| 26       | Tripura                    | 10                                 | 14                                 | 24                                 | 12                                | 17                                | 29                                | 3                                  | 10                                 | 13                                 | 9                                     | 11                                    | 20                                    |
| 27       | Tamilnadu                  | 57                                 | 130                                | 187                                | 80                                | 148                               | 228                               | 69                                 | 131                                | 200                                | 68                                    | 110                                   | 178                                   |
| 28       | Telangana                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 76                                 | 163                                | 239                                | 23                                    | 111                                   | 134                                   |
| 29       | Uttrakhand                 | 3                                  | 9                                  | 12                                 | 6                                 | 6                                 | 12                                | 3                                  | 7                                  | 10                                 | 4                                     | 5                                     | 9                                     |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh              | 66                                 | 110                                | 176                                | 91                                | 102                               | 193                               | 43                                 | 81                                 | 124                                | 33                                    | 74                                    | 107                                   |
| 31       | West Bengal                | 145                                | 221                                | 366                                | 128                               | 172                               | 300                               | 73                                 | 95                                 | 168                                | 80                                    | 98                                    | 178                                   |
|          | Total                      | 1631                               | 2293                               | 3924                               | 1688                              | 2300                              | 3988                              | 1156                               | 1855                               | 3011                               | 1126                                  | 1591                                  | 2717                                  |

Note: Above Data of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are separated w.e.f. April' 2015 onwards. (Source: CARA)

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.4876 for answer on 31.03.2017 raised by Shri Raju Shetty regarding 'Adoption of Children'.

## Inter-Country Adoption Data (Country-wise, Gender-wise) for last three years and current year

| S. No.   | Country    | 2013-2014 (April 2013 to March2014)   | 2013-2014 (April 2013 to March2014)   | 2014-2015 (April 2014 to March2015)   | 2014-2015 (April 2014 to March2015)   | 2015-2016 (April 2015 to March'2016)   | 2015-2016 (April 2015 to March'2016)   | 2016-2017 (April 2015 to 27 March'2017)   | 2016-2017 (April 2015 to 27 March'2017)   |
|----------|------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Country    | Male                                  | Female                                | Male                                  | Female                                | Male                                   | Female                                 | Male                                      | Female                                    |
| 1        | Australia  | 4                                     | 3                                     | 0                                     | 2                                     | 0                                      | 2                                      | 1                                         | 0                                         |
| 2        | Austria    | 0                                     | 1                                     | 0                                     | 2                                     | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 2                                         |
| 3        | Belgium    | 3                                     | 5                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     | 5                                      | 6                                      | 2                                         | 5                                         |
| 4        | Brazil     | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 5        | Canada     | 2                                     | 14                                    | 4                                     | 16                                    | 18                                     | 12                                     | 1                                         | 19                                        |
| 6        | china      | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 7        | Denmark    | 1                                     | 6                                     | 1                                     | 2                                     | 2                                      | 5                                      | 3                                         | 3                                         |
| 8        | Ethiopia   | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 9        | Finland    | 0                                     | 4                                     | 1                                     | 7                                     | 2                                      | 2                                      | 1                                         | 2                                         |
| 10       | France     | 6                                     | 12                                    | 9                                     | 3                                     | 18                                     | 25                                     | 7                                         | 17                                        |
| 11       | Germany    | 1                                     | 6                                     | 1                                     | 4                                     | 1                                      | 6                                      | 0                                         | 4                                         |
| 12       | Hong kong  | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                         | 2                                         |
| 13       | Indonesia  | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                      | 2                                      | 0                                         | 1                                         |
| 14       | Ireland    | 0                                     | 4                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 15       | Italy      | 37                                    | 64                                    | 39                                    | 48                                    | 69                                     | 94                                     | 32                                        | 71                                        |
| 16       | Kenya      | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 17       | Luxembourg | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     | 1                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 18       | Malta      | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 8                                         | 5                                         |
| 19       | Mauritius  | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                         | 0                                         |
| 20       | Malaysia   | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 21       | Netherland | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     | 0                                      | 2                                      | 1                                         | 0                                         |
| 22       | New Zeland | 1                                     | 3                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     | 0                                      | 11                                     | 1                                         | 10                                        |
| 23       | Norway     | 1                                     | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                      | 2                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 24       | San Marino | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |

| 25   | Singapore    |   0 |   4 |   0 |   2 |   0 |   4 |   0 |   5 |
|------|--------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 26   | South Korea  |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
| 27   | South Africa |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   3 |
| 28   | Spain        |  16 |  27 |  16 |  40 |  15 |  49 |  11 |  48 |
| 29   | Sri Lanka    |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   0 |
| 30   | Sweden       |   0 |   4 |   0 |   5 |   3 |   5 |   2 |  11 |
| 31   | Switzerland  |   0 |   5 |   0 |   2 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |
| 32   | U.K.         |   2 |  12 |   0 |   4 |   5 |   9 |   4 |  11 |
| 33   | UAE          |   4 |  14 |   4 |  14 |  17 |  47 |   6 |  22 |
| 34   | USA          |  42 | 118 |  41 |  97 |  68 | 154 |  46 | 156 |
| 35   | Vietnam      |   0 |   1 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |
|      | Total        | 122 | 308 | 119 | 255 | 226 | 440 | 129 | 399 |

(Source: CARA)

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.4876 for answer on 31.03.2017 raised by Shri Raju Shetty regarding 'Adoption of Children'.

## Inter-Country Adoption Data (Country-wise, Gender-wise) for last three years and current year

| S. No.   | Country    | 2013-2014 (April 2013 to March'2014)   | 2013-2014 (April 2013 to March'2014)   | 2014-2015 (April 2014 to March'2015)   | 2014-2015 (April 2014 to March'2015)   | 2015-2016 (April 2015 to March'2016)   | 2015-2016 (April 2015 to March'2016)   | 2016-2017 (April 2015 to 27 March'2017)   | 2016-2017 (April 2015 to 27 March'2017)   |
|----------|------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Country    | Male                                   | Female                                 | Male                                   | Female                                 | Male                                   | Female                                 | Male                                      | Female                                    |
| 1        | Australia  | 4                                      | 3                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      | 1                                         | 0                                         |
| 2        | Austria    | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 2                                         |
| 3        | Belgium    | 3                                      | 5                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 5                                      | 6                                      | 2                                         | 5                                         |
| 4        | Brazil     | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 5        | Canada     | 2                                      | 14                                     | 4                                      | 16                                     | 18                                     | 12                                     | 1                                         | 19                                        |
| 6        | china      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 7        | Denmark    | 1                                      | 6                                      | 1                                      | 2                                      | 2                                      | 5                                      | 3                                         | 3                                         |
| 8        | Ethiopia   | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 9        | Finland    | 0                                      | 4                                      | 1                                      | 7                                      | 2                                      | 2                                      | 1                                         | 2                                         |
| 10       | France     | 6                                      | 12                                     | 9                                      | 3                                      | 18                                     | 25                                     | 7                                         | 17                                        |
| 11       | Germany    | 1                                      | 6                                      | 1                                      | 4                                      | 1                                      | 6                                      | 0                                         | 4                                         |
| 12       | Hong kong  | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                         | 2                                         |
| 13       | Indonesia  | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      | 0                                         | 1                                         |
| 14       | Ireland    | 0                                      | 4                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 15       | Italy      | 37                                     | 64                                     | 39                                     | 48                                     | 69                                     | 94                                     | 32                                        | 71                                        |
| 16       | Kenya      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 17       | Luxembourg | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 18       | Malta      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 8                                         | 5                                         |
| 19       | Mauritius  | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                         | 0                                         |
| 20       | Malaysia   | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 21       | Netherland | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      | 1                                         | 0                                         |
| 22       | New Zeland | 1                                      | 3                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 11                                     | 1                                         | 10                                        |
| 23       | Norway     | 1                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      | 0                                         | 0                                         |

| 24   | San Marino   |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
|------|--------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 25   | Singapore    |   0 |   4 |   0 |   2 |   0 |   4 |   0 |   5 |
| 26   | South Korea  |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
| 27   | South Africa |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   3 |
| 28   | Spain        |  16 |  27 |  16 |  40 |  15 |  49 |  11 |  48 |
| 29   | Sri Lanka    |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   0 |
| 30   | Sweden       |   0 |   4 |   0 |   5 |   3 |   5 |   2 |  11 |
| 31   | Switzerland  |   0 |   5 |   0 |   2 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |
| 32   | U.K.         |   2 |  12 |   0 |   4 |   5 |   9 |   4 |  11 |
| 33   | UAE          |   4 |  14 |   4 |  14 |  17 |  47 |   6 |  22 |
| 34   | USA          |  42 | 118 |  41 |  97 |  68 | 154 |  46 | 156 |
| 35   | Vietnam      |   0 |   1 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |
|      |              | 122 | 308 | 119 | 255 | 226 | 440 | 129 | 399 |