Lok Sabha Question No. 2275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-28
Subject: Adoption of Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2017

## ADOPTION OF CHILDREN

## 2275.  SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER: SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether the Government proposes to permit or give preference to single aged women/men and financially stable single women over the age of 40 years in adoption of children;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof indicating the terms and conditions in this regard;
- (c)       the number of applicants applied for adoption and number of children adopted during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Kerala; and
- (d)       the details of such centres run by the Government?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)      & (b): Single women above the age of 40, who are financially able, would be given ante date seniority of six months for getting referral of children for adoption. The decision will be reviewed after a period of three months.
- (c):     As on date, the State/UT-wise number of Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) registered in  the  Child  Adoption  Resource  Information  and  Guidance  System  (CARINGS),  an online portal of Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)  is enclosed at Annexure-I .  The  State/UT-wise  (including  Kerala)  number  of  children  adopted  during last three years and the current year (as on date) is enclosed at Annexure-II .
- (d) Number of Specialised  Adoption Agencies  (SAAs) recognized by the respective State Governments/UTs is enclosed at Annexure-III .

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Unstarred Question No.2275 for 28.07.2017 raised by Shri P.K. Sreemathi Teacher, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel regarding 'Adoption of Children'.

## State/UT-wise number of PAPs registered on CARINGS (as on 25/07/2017).

| S.No.   | State               |   No. of PAPs registered on CARINGS |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar |                                   0 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh      |                                 886 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                   2 |
| 4       | Assam               |                                 310 |
| 5       | Bihar               |                                 390 |
| 6       | Chandigarh          |                                  37 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh        |                                 303 |
| 8       | Daman and Diu       |                                   0 |
| 9       | Delhi               |                                 878 |
| 10      | Goa                 |                                 208 |
| 11      | Gujarat             |                                 743 |
| 12      | Haryana             |                                 517 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh    |                                 118 |
| 14      | Jammu and Kashmir   |                                   0 |
| 15      | Jharkhand           |                                 231 |
| 16      | Karnataka           |                                1934 |
| 17      | Kerala              |                                1127 |
| 18      | Lakshadweep         |                                   0 |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh      |                                 591 |
| 20      | Maharashtra         |                                2772 |
| 21      | Manipur             |                                  17 |
| 22      | Meghalaya           |                                  17 |
| 23      | Mizoram             |                                  13 |
| 24      | Nagaland            |                                  27 |
| 25      | Odisha              |                                 364 |
| 26      | Pondicherry         |                                  59 |
| 27      | Punjab              |                                 338 |
| 28      | Rajasthan           |                                 546 |
| 29      | Sikkim              |                                   8 |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu          |                                1558 |
| 31      | Telangana           |                                1326 |
| 32      | Tripura             |                                 122 |
| 33      | Uttar Pradesh       |                                1015 |
| 34      | Uttarakhand         |                                 115 |
| 35      | West Bengal         |                                2056 |
|         | Total               |                               18628 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Unstarred Question No.2275 for 28.07.2017 raised by Shri P.K. Sreemathi Teacher, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel regarding 'Adoption of Children'.

## State/UT-wise (including Kerala) number of children adopted during last three years and the current year (as on 25.07.2017).

| Sl. No   | STATE               |   2014-2015 |   2015-2016 |   2016-2017 |   2017-2018 |
|----------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR |          10 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH      |         344 |         144 |          75 |          37 |
| 3        | ARUNCHAL PRADESH    |           6 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 4        | ASSAM               |          81 |          84 |          63 |          31 |
| 5        | BIHAR               |          61 |          96 |         160 |          42 |
| 6        | CHATTISGARH         |          54 |          53 |          69 |          31 |
| 7        | CHANDIGARH          |          15 |           8 |           4 |           1 |
| 8        | DELHI               |         182 |         176 |         168 |          36 |
| 9        | GOA                 |          16 |          12 |          30 |           4 |
| 10       | GUJARAT             |         175 |         146 |         129 |          31 |
| 11       | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |           8 |           2 |          11 |           0 |
| 12       | HARYANA             |          47 |          58 |          56 |           9 |
| 13       | JHARKHAND           |         134 |          73 |         128 |          34 |
| 14       | KARNATAKA           |         425 |         297 |         275 |          85 |
| 15       | KERALA              |         213 |         144 |         145 |          31 |
| 16       | MANIPUR             |           8 |           6 |          19 |           4 |
| 17       | MADHYAPRADESH       |         115 |          80 |         205 |          52 |
| 18       | MAHARASHTRA         |        1042 |         911 |         847 |         235 |
| 19       | MIZORAM             |          11 |          19 |          29 |           9 |
| 20       | MEGHALAYA           |          11 |          14 |          10 |           3 |
| 21       | NAGALAND            |          43 |           5 |          27 |           5 |
| 22       | ORISSA              |         231 |         265 |         251 |          94 |
| 23       | PONDICHERRY         |          33 |          30 |          21 |           0 |
| 24       | PUNJAB              |          79 |          74 |          79 |          29 |
| 25       | RAJASTHAN           |         185 |         109 |         151 |          44 |
| 26       | SIKKIM              |           0 |           0 |           7 |           4 |
| 27       | TAMIL NADU          |         252 |         243 |         219 |          71 |
| 28       | TRIPURA             |          29 |          13 |          26 |          15 |
| 29       | TELANGANA           |          15 |         263 |         192 |          46 |
| 30       | UTTAR PRADESH       |         197 |         135 |         152 |          47 |
| 31       | UTTRAKHAND          |          13 |          11 |          13 |           1 |
| 32       | WEST BENGAL         |         327 |         206 |         227 |          57 |
|          | TOTAL               |        4362 |        3677 |        3788 |        1088 |

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Unstarred  Question  No.2275  for 28.07.2017  raised  by  Shri  P.K.  Sreemathi  Teacher,  Shri  Prahlad  Singh  Patel  regarding  'Adoption  of Children'.

## State/UT  wise  no.  of  Specialised  Adoption  Agencies  involved  in  adoption  of  orphan,  abandoned  and surrendered children

| S.No.   | State/UT                            |   Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) |
|---------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                      |                                     14 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                                      1 |
| 3       | Assam                               |                                     14 |
| 4       | Bihar                               |                                     28 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                        |                                     14 |
| 6       | Goa                                 |                                      2 |
| 7       | Gujarat                             |                                      9 |
| 8       | Haryana                             |                                      7 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh                    |                                      1 |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir                   |                                      2 |
| 11      | Jharkhand                           |                                      9 |
| 12      | Karnataka                           |                                     27 |
| 13      | Kerala                              |                                     17 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh                      |                                     22 |
| 15      | Maharashtra                         |                                     17 |
| 16      | Manipur                             |                                      5 |
| 17      | Meghalaya                           |                                      1 |
| 18      | Mizoram                             |                                      7 |
| 19      | Nagaland                            |                                      4 |
| 20      | Odisha                              |                                     17 |
| 21      | Punjab                              |                                      5 |
| 22      | Rajasthan                           |                                     35 |
| 23      | Sikkim                              |                                      4 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu                          |                                     15 |
| 25      | Tripura                             |                                      6 |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh                       |                                     15 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                         |                                      7 |
| 28      | West Bengal                         |                                     26 |
| 29      | Telangana                           |                                     11 |
| 30      | Andaman &Nicobar                    |                                      0 |
| 31      | Chandigarh                          |                                      4 |
| 32      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |                                      0 |
| 33      | Daman and Diu                       |                                      0 |
| 34      | Lakshadweep                         |                                      0 |
| 35      | National Capital Territory of Delhi |                                      3 |
| 36      | Puducherry                          |                                      2 |
|         | Total                               |                                    351 |