Lok Sabha Question No. 4966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-31
Subject: Adoption of Girl Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4966 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2017

## ADOPTION OF GIRL CHILDREN

## 4966:  SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR

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

- (a)       the salient features of policy/ guidelines of the Government to encourage adoption of children by Indians and foreigners;
- (b)        the  number  of  children  who  are  waiting  to  be  adopted  in  various  Government  run shelter homes, State/ UT-wise and gender-wise;
- (c)     whether girl child is less likely to be adopted due to the general outlook of parents in regard to the gender preferences and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)       3the measures taken by the Government to encourage adoption of girl child?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The detailed policy & guidelines for In-country & Inter-country adoptions of children by  Indians  and  Foreigners  are  contained  in  the  Adoption  Regulations,  2017,  which have been framed by the Central Adoption Resource Authority under Section 68(c) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and notified by the Government  on  4 th January  2017,  under  Section  2(3)  of  the  said  Act.  These Regulations, in force in the country w.e.f. 16 th January 2017, have been made keeping in mind the 'best interests of the child' and would further streamline the process and bring in greater transparency.
- (b): Orphan,  abandoned  and  surrendered  children  in  Specialized  Adoption  Agencies (SAAs)  recognized  by  the  State  Governments/  UT  Administrations  are  declared legally  free  for  adoption  by  the  Child  Welfare  Committee  (CWC)  and  placed  in adoption  with  the  eligible  Prospective  Adoptive  Parents  (PAPs)  registered  on  the online  application,  Child  Adoption  Resource  Information  and  Guidance  System (CARINGS), as per the norms and procedures defined in the Juvenile Justice (Care

and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015,  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of Children)  Model  Rules,  2016  and  Adoption  Regulations,  2017.  The  number  of children available in the SAAs including those who are yet to be declared legally free by CWC (State/UT-wise and gender-wise), as recorded presently in the CARINGS by the respective agencies, is at A nnexure-I .

- (c)     & (d):  No gender bias against adoption of girl children has been observed.  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, as recorded in the CARINGS is at Annexure-II

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Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.4966 for answer on 31.03.2017 raised by Shrimati Mausam Noor regarding 'Adoption of Girl Children'.

## Number of children available in the Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) including those who are not yet declared legally free by CWC (State-wise, Gender-wise)

| S. No   | State             | Children yet to be declared legally free   | Children yet to be declared legally free   | Children yet to be declared legally free   | Children yet to be declared legally free   | Children available for Adoption   | Children available for Adoption   | Children available for Adoption   | Children available for Adoption   | Total   | Total   | Total   | Total   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| S. No   | State             | Male                                       | Male                                       | Female                                     | Female                                     | Male                              | Male                              | Female                            | Female                            | Male    | Male    | Female  | Female  |
| S. No   | State             | N                                          | SN                                         | N                                          | SN                                         | N                                 | SN                                | N                                 | SN                                | N       | SN      | N       | SN      |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                                          | 1                                          | 5                                          | 3                                          | 6                                 | 34                                | 33                                | 60                                | 9       | 35      | 38      | 63      |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                 | 0                                 | 2                                 | 1                                 | 0       | 0       | 2       | 1       |
| 3       | Assam             | 15                                         | 3                                          | 18                                         | 2                                          | 9                                 | 6                                 | 8                                 | 11                                | 24      | 9       | 26      | 13      |
| 4       | Bihar             | 23                                         | 3                                          | 36                                         | 2                                          | 6                                 | 28                                | 15                                | 27                                | 29      | 31      | 51      | 29      |
| 5       | Chandigarh        | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                 | 1                                 | 0                                 | 1                                 | 0       | 1       | 0       | 1       |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 5                                          | 1                                          | 9                                          | 5                                          | 9                                 | 13                                | 33                                | 12                                | 14      | 14      | 42      | 17      |
| 7       | Delhi             | 35                                         | 2                                          | 56                                         | 0                                          | 7                                 | 18                                | 9                                 | 22                                | 42      | 20      | 65      | 22      |
| 8       | Goa               | 1                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 4                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 3                                 | 5       | 0       | 0       | 3       |
| 9       | Gujarat           | 12                                         | 0                                          | 13                                         | 3                                          | 5                                 | 11                                | 11                                | 16                                | 17      | 11      | 24      | 19      |
| 10      | Haryana           | 7                                          | 2                                          | 12                                         | 4                                          | 0                                 | 5                                 | 2                                 | 3                                 | 7       | 7       | 14      | 7       |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 3                                          | 0                                          | 3                                          | 0                                          | 8                                 | 15                                | 11                                | 4                                 | 11      | 15      | 14      | 4       |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 24                                         | 8                                          | 22                                         | 6                                          | 14                                | 18                                | 38                                | 28                                | 38      | 26      | 60      | 34      |
| 13      | Kerala            | 47                                         | 6                                          | 67                                         | 6                                          | 5                                 | 7                                 | 7                                 | 18                                | 52      | 13      | 74      | 24      |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 21                                         | 4                                          | 28                                         | 1                                          | 6                                 | 11                                | 21                                | 18                                | 27      | 15      | 49      | 19      |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 46                                         | 10                                         | 69                                         | 8                                          | 38                                | 89                                | 79                                | 96                                | 84      | 99      | 148     | 104     |
| 16      | Manipur           | 204                                        | 53                                         | 219                                        | 81                                         | 1                                 | 0                                 | 1                                 | 6                                 | 205     | 53      | 220     | 87      |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 1                                          | 0                                          | 2                                          | 0                                          | 5                                 | 0                                 | 2                                 | 0                                 | 6       | 0       | 4       | 0       |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 1                                          | 0                                          | 1                                          | 0                                          | 2                                 | 1                                 | 3                                 | 4                                 | 3       | 1       | 4       | 4       |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 1                                          | 0                                          | 1                                          | 0                                          | 1                                 | 1                                 | 2                                 | 0                                 | 2       | 1       | 3       | 0       |
| 20      | Odisha            | 29                                         | 3                                          | 38                                         | 4                                          | 121                               | 37                                | 132                               | 46                                | 150     | 40      | 170     | 50      |
| 21      | Puducherry        | 3                                          | 0                                          | 4                                          | 0                                          | 0                                 | 2                                 | 2                                 | 4                                 | 3       | 2       | 6       | 4       |
| 22      | Punjab            | 8                                          | 2                                          | 30                                         | 9                                          | 2                                 | 2                                 | 24                                | 13                                | 10      | 4       | 54      | 22      |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 12                                         | 0                                          | 14                                         | 0                                          | 13                                | 8                                 | 17                                | 12                                | 25      | 8       | 31      | 12      |

| 24          | Sikkim        |   4 |   1 |   2 |   0 |   3 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    7 |   1 |    2 |   0 |
|-------------|---------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|------|-----|
| 25          | Tamil Nadu    |  52 |  17 |  61 |  14 |  10 |  13 |  17 |  12 |   62 |  30 |   78 |  26 |
| 26          | Telangana     |   6 |   0 |  30 |   6 |   4 |  31 |  26 |  68 |   10 |  31 |   56 |  74 |
| 27          | Tripura       |  11 |   6 |   3 |   1 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   2 |   11 |   7 |    3 |   3 |
| 28          | Uttar Pradesh |  64 |  20 |  73 |  13 |  13 |  15 |  32 |  25 |   77 |  35 |  105 |  38 |
| 29          | Uttaranchal   |   2 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   7 |   4 |    2 |   2 |    7 |   4 |
| 30          | West Bengal   |  82 |  10 | 106 |  12 |   3 |  28 |  16 |  38 |   85 |  38 |  122 |  50 |
| Total Total | Total Total   | 722 | 152 | 922 | 180 | 295 | 397 | 550 | 554 | 1017 | 549 | 1472 | 734 |

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Statement referred to in reply to part (c)&(d) of the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.4966 for answer on 31.03.2017 raised by Shrimati Mausam Noor regarding 'Adoption of Girl 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)