Lok Sabha Question No. 2725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-17
Subject: Adoption of Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, NAGARAJAN P., GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY, Shrirang Appa Barne, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2725

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2017

## ADOPTION OF CHILDREN

2725    DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO SHRI P. NAGARAJAN DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE SHRI P. KUMAR

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

- (a) the number of in-country and inter-country adoption of children reported including adoption by single parent and children with disabilities or special needs during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise and gender and  age-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  new  adoption  guidelines  issued  by  the  Government  for  simplification  of adoption procedure along with its effective/notification date;
- (c) whether the new adoption guidelines has made any impact in boosting adoption of children, if so, the details thereof indicating increase or decrease reported therein;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  the  trafficking/illegal  trade  of  children  is booming due to cumbersome/strict procedure/rules for inter-country adoption in comparison to in-country adoption; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  further  simplify  the adoption procedure?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) As reported by Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) the number of          Incountry  and  Inter-country  adoption  of  children  reported  during  the  last  three  years,  is tabulated underneath and the State/UT-wise, age-wise and    category-wise (normal/ special needs) details of children placed in adoption is annexed.
- (b): Adoption Regulations, 2017, as provisioned in Section 68(c) of the JJ Act, 2015 have been framed by the CARA and notified by the Central Government under Section 2(3) of the Act on 4 th January, 2017.  These Regulations have come into effect from 16 th January, 2017.
- (c): The Adoption Regulations, 2017 have been in vogue w.e.f. 16 th January, 2017, as such it is too early to comment on the impact of the same.
- (d)  &  (e):Inter-country  adoption  procedure  is  in  line  with  international  norms,  as  India  is  a Signatory to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter-country Adoption, 1993 (since July, 2003).  The same has been incorporated in the Adoption  Regulations,  2017.    The  child  trafficking  for  inter-country  adoption  is  very unlikely  due  to  the  strict  enforcement  of  the  relevant  provisions  of  the  Juvenile  Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Adoption Regulations, 2017.

| S. No.   | Year                       | In-country Adoptions   | In-country Adoptions   | In-country Adoptions   | Inter-country Adoptions   | Inter-country Adoptions   | Inter-country Adoptions   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|          |                            | Normal                 | Spl. Needs             | Total                  | Normal                    | Spl. Needs                | Total                     |
| 1        | 2013-14                    | 2885                   | 76                     | 2961                   | 175                       | 240                       | 415                       |
| 2        | 2014-15                    | 3240                   | 81                     | 3321                   | 119                       | 218                       | 337                       |
| 3        | 2015-16                    | 2903                   | 75                     | 2978                   | 330                       | 295                       | 625                       |
| 4        | 2016-17 (as on 14.03.2017) | 2671                   | 44                     | 2715                   | 264                       | 222                       | 486                       |

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Annexure referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.2725  for  17.11.2016 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Anandrao Adsul, Shri  Adhalrao Patil Shivajirao, Shri P. Nagarajan, Dr. C. Gopalkrishnan, Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, Shri Shrirang Appa Barne, Shri  Vinayak  Bhaurao  Raut,  Dr.  Pritam  Gopinath  Munde  and                    Shri  P.  Kumar  regarding 'Adoption of Children'.

## * STATE/UT-WISE IN-COUNTRY ADOPTION OF CHILDREN DURING 2013-14

|       |                | 0-4 year   | 0-4 year   | 4-8 year   | 4-8 year   | 8-18 year   | 8-18 year   | Total   | Total    |
|-------|----------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------|----------|
| Sno.  | State          | Normal     | Spl Need   | Normal     | Spl Need   | Normal      | Spl Need    | Normal  | Spl Need |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh | 66         | 1          | 9          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 75      | 1        |
| 2     | Assam          | 87         | 0          | 2          | 2          | 0           | 0           | 89      | 2        |
| 3     | Bihar          | 40         | 3          | 2          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 42      | 3        |
| 4     | Chandigarh     | 4          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 4       | 0        |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh   | 11         | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 11      | 0        |
| 6     | Delhi          | 87         | 3          | 9          | 3          | 0           | 0           | 96      | 6        |
| 7     | Goa            | 11         | 0          | 1          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 12      | 0        |
| 8     | Gujarat        | 99         | 1          | 2          | 1          | 0           | 2           | 101     | 4        |
| 9     | Haryana        | 28         | 0          | 5          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 33      | 0        |
| 10    | Jharkhand      | 37         | 0          | 1          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 38      | 0        |
| 11    | Karnataka      | 192        | 3          | 7          | 0          | 2           | 0           | 201     | 3        |
| 12    | Kerala         | 99         | 1          | 6          | 0          | 0           | 1           | 105     | 2        |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh | 105        | 3          | 16         | 1          | 0           | 0           | 121     | 4        |
| 14    | Maharashtra    | 774        | 20         | 51         | 5          | 1           | 0           | 826     | 25       |
| 15    | Manipur        | 4          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 4       | 0        |
| 16    | Meghalaya      | 2          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 2       | 0        |
| 17    | Mizoram        | 7          | 1          | 4          | 1          | 3           | 0           | 14      | 2        |
| 18    | Orissa         | 148        | 2          | 5          | 0          | 0           | 2           | 153     | 4        |
| 19    | Pondicherry    | 19         | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 19      | 0        |
| 20    | Punjab         | 39         | 0          | 2          | 0          | 0           | 1           | 41      | 1        |
| 21    | Rajasthan      | 101        | 0          | 2          | 0          | 0           | 0           | 103     | 0        |
| 22    | Tamil Nadu     | 157        | 1          | 7          | 0          | 4           | 1           | 168     | 2        |
| 23    | Telangana      | 104        | 4          | 16         | 0          | 11          | 0           | 131     | 4        |
| 24    | Uttar Pradesh  | 87         | 4          | 14         | 0          | 2           | 0           | 103     | 4        |
| 25    | West Bengal    | 359        | 8          | 33         | 1          | 1           | 0           | 393     | 9        |
| Total | Total          | 2667       | 55         | 194        | 14         | 24          | 7           | 2885    | 76       |

* SOURCE  : CHILD ADOPTION RESOURCE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM (CARINGS)

| S. No.   | State             | 0 - 4   | 0 - 4    | Yrs 4 - 8   | Yrs 4 - 8   | Yrs 8 - 18   | Yrs 8 - 18   | Yrs TOTAL   | Yrs TOTAL   |
|----------|-------------------|---------|----------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
| S. No.   | State             | Normal  | Spl Need | Normal      | Spl Need    | Normal       | Spl Need     | Normal      | Spl Need    |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 47      | 1        | 7           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 54          | 1           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2       | 0        | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 2           | 0           |
| 3        | Assam             | 91      | 3        | 4           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 95          | 3           |
| 4        | Bihar             | 62      | 1        | 1           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 63          | 1           |
| 5        | Chandigarh        | 12      | 1        | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 12          | 1           |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 35      | 0        | 2           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 37          | 0           |
| 7        | Delhi             | 95      | 3        | 8           | 3           | 1            | 0            | 104         | 6           |
| 8        | Goa               | 9       | 0        | 2           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 11          | 0           |
| 9        | Gujarat           | 117     | 2        | 8           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 125         | 3           |
| 10       | Haryana           | 25      | 0        | 2           | 0           | 1            | 0            | 28          | 0           |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  | 4       | 0        | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 4           | 0           |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 131     | 7        | 1           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 132         | 7           |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 214     | 7        | 16          | 1           | 0            | 0            | 230         | 8           |
| 14       | Kerala            | 132     | 6        | 10          | 0           | 2            | 1            | 144         | 7           |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 113     | 1        | 17          | 2           | 1            | 0            | 131         | 3           |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 882     | 16       | 25          | 4           | 4            | 2            | 911         | 22          |
| 17       | Manipur           | 5       | 0        | 1           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 6           | 0           |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 5       | 0        | 2           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 7           | 0           |
| 19       | Mizoram           | 3       | 0        | 1           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 4           | 0           |
| 20       | Nagaland          | 4       | 0        | 0           | 0           | 0            | 1            | 4           | 1           |
| 21       | Orissa            | 174     | 3        | 10          | 0           | 1            | 0            | 185         | 3           |
| 22       | Pondicherry       | 17      | 0        | 1           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 18          | 0           |
| 23       | Punjab            | 42      | 1        | 2           | 0           | 0            | 2            | 44          | 3           |
| 24       | Rajasthan         | 129     | 2        | 2           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 131         | 2           |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        | 177     | 1        | 4           | 0           | 3            | 0            | 184         | 1           |
| 26       | Telangana         | 114     | 6        | 6           | 0           | 1            | 0            | 121         | 6           |
| 27       | Tripura           | 9       | 0        | 1           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 10          | 0           |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 129     | 1        | 14          | 1           | 1            | 0            | 144         | 2           |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 276     | 0        | 22          | 1           | 1            | 0            | 299         | 1           |
| Total    | Total             | 3055    | 62       | 169         | 13          | 16           | 6            | 3240        | 81          |

| S. No.               | State                | 0 - 4   | 0 - 4    | Yrs 4 - 8   | Yrs 4 - 8    | 8 - 18 Yrs   | 8 - 18 Yrs   | TOTAL    | TOTAL    |
|----------------------|----------------------|---------|----------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|----------|
| S. No.               | State                | Normal  | Spl Need | Normal      | Yrs Spl Need | Normal       | Spl Need     | Norm al  | Spl Need |
| 1                    | Andhra Pradesh       | 105     | 1        | 11          | 0            | 6            | 0            | 122      | 1        |
| 2                    | Arunachal Pradesh    | 4       | 0        | 1           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 5        | 0        |
| 3                    | Assam                | 67      | 1        | 2           | 1            | 0            | 0            | 69       | 2        |
| 4                    | Bihar                | 71      | 0        | 7           | 0            | 2            | 0            | 80       | 0        |
| 5                    | Chandigarh           | 2       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 2        | 0        |
| 6                    | Chhattisgarh         | 45      | 1        | 4           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 49       | 1        |
| 7                    | Delhi                | 72      | 0        | 9           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 81       | 0        |
| 8                    | Goa                  | 5       | 1        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 5        | 1        |
| 9                    | Gujarat              | 105     | 2        | 7           | 1            | 2            | 0            | 114      | 3        |
| 10                   | Haryana              | 24      | 1        | 3           | 1            | 2            | 0            | 29       | 2        |
| 11                   | Himachal Pradesh     | 1       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 1        | 0        |
| 12                   | Jharkhand            | 67      | 1        | 1           | 0            | 1            | 0            | 69       | 1        |
| 13                   | Karnataka            | 195     | 6        | 22          | 1            | 6            | 0            | 223      | 7        |
| 14                   | Kerala               | 122     | 1        | 1           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 123      | 1        |
| 15                   | Madhya Pradesh       | 107     | 2        | 21          | 3            | 2            | 0            | 130      | 5        |
| 16                   | Maharashtra          | 702     | 11       | 28          | 2            | 4            | 2            | 734      | 15       |
| 17                   | Manipur              | 8       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 8        | 0        |
| 18                   | Meghalaya            | 8       | 0        | 1           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 9        | 0        |
| 19                   | Mizoram              | 3       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 3        | 0        |
| 20                   | Nagaland             | 13      | 2        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 1            | 13       | 3        |
| 21                   | Orissa               | 208     | 2        | 11          | 1            | 2            | 1            | 221      | 4        |
| 22                   | Pondicherry          | 17      | 0        | 1           | 0            | 3            | 0            | 21       | 0        |
| 23                   | Punjab               | 62      | 0        | 9           | 0            | 2            | 0            | 73       | 0        |
| 24                   | Rajasthan            | 90      | 2        | 2           | 0            | 1            | 0            | 93       | 2        |
| 25                   | Tamil Nadu           | 175     | 2        | 15          | 1            | 1            | 0            | 191      | 3        |
| 26                   | Telangana            | 101     | 15       | 18          | 1            | 4            | 0            | 123      | 16       |
| 27                   | Tripura              | 16      | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 16       | 0        |
| 28                   | Uttar Pradesh        | 112     | 4        | 14          | 0            | 1            | 0            | 127      | 4        |
| 29                   | Uttaranchal          | 7       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 7        | 0        |
|                      |                      | 146     | 3        | 16          | 1            | 0            | 0            |          | 4        |
| 30 West Bengal Total | 30 West Bengal Total | 2660    | 58       | 204         | 13           | 39           | 4            | 162 2903 | 75       |

| S. No.   | State            | 0 - 4   | 0 - 4    | Yrs 4 - 8   | Yrs 4 - 8    | 8 - 18 Yrs   | 8 - 18 Yrs   | TOTAL   | TOTAL    |
|----------|------------------|---------|----------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|----------|
| S. No.   | State            | Normal  | Spl Need | Normal      | Yrs Spl Need | Normal       | Spl Need     | Normal  | Spl Need |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 40      | 0        | 2           | 0            | 5            | 0            | 47      | 0        |
| 2        | Assam            | 43      | 2        | 2           | 0            | 1            | 0            | 46      | 2        |
| 3        | Bihar            | 81      | 0        | 10          | 1            | 3            | 0            | 94      | 1        |
| 4        | Chandigarh       | 4       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 4       | 0        |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh     | 35      | 0        | 6           | 0            | 3            | 0            | 44      | 0        |
| 6        | Delhi            | 79      | 1        | 11          | 0            | 8            | 0            | 98      | 1        |
| 7        | Goa              | 26      | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 26      | 0        |
| 8        | Gujarat          | 84      | 3        | 4           | 0            | 6            | 0            | 94      | 3        |
| 9        | Haryana          | 42      | 0        | 4           | 0            | 2            | 0            | 48      | 0        |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh | 5       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 5       | 0        |
| 11       | Jharkhand        | 98      | 1        | 1           | 0            | 3            | 0            | 102     | 1        |
| 12       | Karnataka        | 163     | 4        | 20          | 0            | 11           | 2            | 194     | 6        |
| 13       | Kerala           | 103     | 0        | 3           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 106     | 0        |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh   | 116     | 2        | 20          | 0            | 6            | 0            | 142     | 2        |
| 15       | Maharashtra      | 575     | 6        | 24          | 0            | 3            | 1            | 602     | 7        |
| 16       | Manipur          | 9       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 9       | 0        |
| 17       | Meghalaya        | 7       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 2            | 0            | 9       | 0        |
| 18       | Mizoram          | 6       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 6       | 0        |
| 19       | Nagaland         | 10      | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 10      | 0        |
| 20       | Orissa           | 146     | 3        | 19          | 0            | 16           | 0            | 181     | 3        |
| 21       | Pondicherry      | 10      | 0        | 2           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 12      | 0        |
| 22       | Punjab           | 41      | 0        | 2           | 0            | 4            | 0            | 47      | 0        |
| 23       | Rajasthan        | 111     | 0        | 15          | 1            | 5            | 0            | 131     | 1        |
| 24       | Sikkim           | 5       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 5       | 0        |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu       | 160     | 2        | 13          | 1            | 2            | 0            | 175     | 3        |
| 26       | Telangana        | 110     | 5        | 8           | 0            | 10           | 1            | 128     | 6        |
| 27       | Tripura          | 16      | 0        | 2           | 0            | 2            | 0            | 20      | 0        |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh    | 88      | 7        | 10          | 0            | 2            | 0            | 100     | 7        |
| 29       | Uttaranchal      | 7       | 0        | 2           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 9       |          |
|          |                  |         |          |             |              |              |              |         | 0        |
| 30       | West Bengal      | 158     | 1        | 19          | 0            | 0            | 0            | 177     | 1        |

| S. No.   | State          | 0 - 4 Yrs   | 0 - 4 Yrs   | 4 - 8 Yrs   | 4 - 8 Yrs   | 8 - 18 Yrs   | 8 - 18 Yrs   | TOTAL   | TOTAL    |
|----------|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------|----------|
| S. No.   | State          | Norma l     | Spl Need    | Norma l     | Spl Need    | Norma l      | Spl Need     | Norma l | Spl Need |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 0           | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 0       | 1        |
| 2        | Assam          | 0           | 2           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 0       | 3        |
| 3        | Delhi          | 12          | 12          | 12          | 25          | 2            | 7            | 26      | 44       |
| 4        | Gujarat        | 5           | 2           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 2            | 5       | 5        |
| 5        | Haryana        | 6           | 0           | 1           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 7       | 1        |
| 6        | Jharkhand      | 3           | 0           | 6           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 9       | 1        |
| 7        | Karnataka      | 4           | 4           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 2            | 4       | 7        |
| 8        | Kerala         | 5           | 4           | 1           | 3           | 0            | 0            | 6       | 7        |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh | 2           | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 2       | 1        |
| 10       | Maharashtra    | 37          | 48          | 11          | 37          | 3            | 4            | 51      | 89       |
| 11       | Mizoram        | 0           | 0           | 2           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 2       | 0        |
| 12       | Orissa         | 10          | 8           | 0           | 3           | 1            | 3            | 11      | 14       |
| 13       | Pondicherry    | 4           | 4           | 0           | 0           | 1            | 0            | 5       | 4        |
| 14       | Punjab         | 7           | 3           | 4           | 6           | 1            | 6            | 12      | 15       |
| 15       | Rajasthan      | 2           | 0           | 3           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 5       | 0        |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu     | 11          | 13          | 1           | 4           | 0            | 1            | 12      | 18       |
| 17       | Telangana      | 4           | 1           | 3           | 4           | 2            | 0            | 9       | 5        |
| 18       | West Bengal    | 6           | 19          | 3           | 5           | 0            | 1            | 9       | 25       |
|          | Total          | 118         | 120         | 47          | 94          | 10           | 26           | 175     | 240      |

| S. No.   | State          | 0 - 4   | 0 - 4    | Yrs 4 - 8   | Yrs 4 - 8    | 8 - 18 Yrs   | 8 - 18 Yrs   | TOTAL   | TOTAL    |
|----------|----------------|---------|----------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|----------|
| S. No.   | State          | Norma l | Spl Need | Norma l     | Yrs Spl Need | Norma l      | Spl Need     | Norma l | Spl Need |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 0       | 0        | 0           | 1            | 0            | 1            | 0       | 2        |
| 2        | Assam          | 1       | 2        | 0           | 2            | 0            | 0            | 1       | 4        |
| 3        | Bihar          | 1       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 1            | 1       | 1        |
| 4        | Delhi          | 8       | 6        | 12          | 12           | 5            | 11           | 25      | 29       |
| 5        | Gujarat        | 1       | 7        | 0           | 9            | 0            | 3            | 1       | 19       |
| 6        | Haryana        | 3       | 0        | 2           | 1            | 0            | 0            | 5       | 1        |
| 7        | Jharkhand      | 5       | 0        | 9           | 1            | 0            | 0            | 14      | 1        |
| 8        | Karnataka      | 5       | 6        | 0           | 3            | 0            | 0            | 5       | 9        |
| 9        | Kerala         | 2       | 6        | 0           | 6            | 0            | 0            | 2       | 12       |
| 10       | Maharashtra    | 17      | 34       | 7           | 25           | 0            | 3            | 24      | 62       |
| 11       | Mizoram        | 1       | 0        | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 1       | 0        |
| 12       | Orissa         | 13      | 2        | 2           | 13           | 0            | 3            | 15      | 18       |
| 13       | Pondicherry    | 2       | 1        | 1           | 1            | 0            | 0            | 3       | 2        |
| 14       | Punjab         | 2       | 0        | 1           | 5            | 0            | 0            | 3       | 5        |
| 15       | Rajasthan      | 2       | 0        | 0           | 1            | 1            | 0            | 3       | 1        |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu     | 2       | 17       | 1           | 4            | 0            | 0            | 3       | 21       |
| 17       | Telangana      | 5       | 2        | 0           | 8            | 0            | 1            | 5       | 11       |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh  | 0       | 1        | 0           | 1            | 0            | 0            | 0       | 2        |
| 19       | West Bengal    | 5       | 9        | 3           | 8            | 0            | 1            | 8       | 18       |
|          | Total          | 75      | 93       | 38          | 101          | 6            | 24           | 119     | 218      |

| S. No.   | State          | 0 - 4 Yrs   | 0 - 4 Yrs   | 4 - 8 Yrs   | 4 - 8 Yrs   | 8 - 18 Yrs   | 8 - 18 Yrs   | TOTAL   | TOTAL    |
|----------|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------|----------|
| S. No.   | State          | Normal      | Spl Need    | Normal      | Spl Need    | Normal       | Spl Need     | Normal  | Spl Need |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 2           | 4           | 3           | 5           | 3            | 3            | 8       | 12       |
| 2        | Assam          | 4           | 5           | 1           | 2           | 0            | 0            | 5       | 7        |
| 3        | Bihar          | 5           | 2           | 4           | 0           | 2            | 0            | 11      | 2        |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh   | 4           | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 1            | 4       | 2        |
| 5        | Delhi          | 8           | 10          | 39          | 13          | 10           | 3            | 57      | 26       |
| 6        | Goa            | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 2       | 0        |
| 7        | Gujarat        | 8           | 5           | 2           | 5           | 0            | 1            | 10      | 11       |
| 8        | Haryana        | 6           | 5           | 6           | 5           | 2            | 2            | 14      | 12       |
| 9        | Jharkhand      | 2           | 2           | 2           | 1           | 3            | 0            | 7       | 3        |
| 10       | Karnataka      | 10          | 6           | 2           | 5           | 0            | 0            | 12      | 11       |
| 11       | Kerala         | 9           | 8           | 2           | 0           | 0            | 2            | 11      | 10       |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh | 0           | 1           | 3           | 3           | 1            | 0            | 4       | 4        |
| 13       | Maharashtra    | 63          | 67          | 17          | 24          | 4            | 8            | 84      | 99       |
| 14       | Manipur        | 2           | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 2       | 1        |
| 15       | Meghalaya      | 1           | 0           | 3           | 0           | 1            | 0            | 5       | 0        |
| 16       | Mizoram        | 3           | 3           | 1           | 1           | 0            | 1            | 4       | 5        |
| 17       | Nagaland       | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 2       | 0        |
| 18       | Orissa         | 17          | 4           | 6           | 2           | 0            | 5            | 23      | 11       |
| 19       | Pondicherry    | 4           | 2           | 1           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 5       | 2        |
| 20       | Punjab         | 5           | 2           | 9           | 1           | 4            | 1            | 18      | 4        |
| 21       | Rajasthan      | 2           | 0           | 3           | 0           | 1            | 0            | 6       | 0        |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu     | 7           | 24          | 1           | 9           | 0            | 2            | 8       | 35       |
| 23       | Telangana      | 2           | 5           | 5           | 8           | 0            | 0            | 7       | 13       |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh  | 2           | 1           | 2           | 4           | 1            | 0            | 5       | 5        |
| 25       | West Bengal    | 7           | 13          | 8           | 5           | 1            | 2            | 16      | 20       |
| 25       | Total          | 177         | 169         | 120         | 95          | 33           | 31           | 330     | 295      |

| S. No.   | State            | 0 - 4   | 0 - 4    | Yrs 4 - 8   | Yrs 4 - 8   | Yrs 8 - 18   | Yrs 8 - 18   | Yrs TOTAL   | Yrs TOTAL   |
|----------|------------------|---------|----------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
| S. No.   | State            | Norma l | Spl Need | Norma l     | Spl Need    | Norma l      | Spl Need     | Norma l     | Spl Need    |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 6       | 6        | 1           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 7           | 7           |
| 2        | Assam            | 0       | 5        | 1           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 1           | 5           |
| 3        | Bihar            | 7       | 2        | 7           | 4           | 1            | 0            | 15          | 6           |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh     | 1       | 2        | 3           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 4           | 3           |
| 5        | Delhi            | 13      | 5        | 10          | 1           | 2            | 0            | 25          | 6           |
| 6        | Goa              | 1       | 0        | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 1           | 0           |
| 7        | Gujarat          | 9       | 2        | 4           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 13          | 2           |
| 8        | Haryana          | 1       | 1        | 2           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 3           | 1           |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh | 1       | 0        | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 1           | 0           |
| 10       | Jharkhand        | 5       | 4        | 4           | 0           | 1            | 0            | 10          | 4           |
| 11       | Karnataka        | 4       | 13       | 1           | 1           | 1            | 0            | 6           | 14          |
| 12       | Kerala           | 4       | 8        | 2           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 6           | 9           |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh   | 5       | 3        | 18          | 0           | 3            | 0            | 26          | 3           |
| 14       | Maharashtra      | 39      | 63       | 16          | 8           | 0            | 2            | 55          | 73          |
| 15       | Manipur          | 2       | 1        | 2           | 2           | 0            | 0            | 4           | 3           |
| 16       | Meghalaya        | 1       | 0        | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 1           | 0           |
| 17       | Mizoram          | 1       | 1        | 2           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 3           | 1           |
| 18       | Nagaland         | 4       | 0        | 3           | 0           | 1            | 0            | 8           | 0           |
| 19       | Orissa           | 19      | 6        | 8           | 3           | 0            | 1            | 27          | 10          |
| 20       | Pondicherry      | 0       | 3        | 0           | 1           | 0            | 0            | 0           | 4           |
| 21       | Punjab           | 4       | 1        | 1           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 5           | 1           |
| 22       | Rajasthan        | 2       | 1        | 2           | 2           | 0            | 1            | 4           | 4           |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu       | 5       | 12       | 0           | 3           | 0            | 0            | 5           | 15          |
| 24       | Telangana        | 5       | 22       | 7           | 4           | 0            | 1            | 12          | 27          |
| 25       | Tripura          | 3       | 0        | 1           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 4           | 0           |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh    | 5       | 5        | 7           | 2           | 1            | 1            | 13          | 8           |
| 27       | Uttaranchal      | 1       | 0        | 2           | 0           | 0            |              | 3           | 0           |
| 28       | West Bengal      | 2       | 11       | 0           | 4           | 0            | 0 1          | 2           | 16          |
|          | Total            | 150     | 177      | 104         | 38          | 10           | 7            | 264         | 222         |

* SOURCE  : CHILD ADOPTION RESOURCE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM (CARINGS)