Lok Sabha Question No. 3342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Adopted Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3342

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## ADOPTED CHILDREN

## 3342.   SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

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

- (a) the number of children adopted in the past three years, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of steps taken by the Government to prevent fraudulent practices in the process of adoption;
- (c) the details of factors that are considered important for prospective adoptive parents for adoption;
- (d) whether medical condition of prospective adoptive parents is taken into consideration, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the  Ministry  plans  to  make  adoption  available  to  members  of  the  LGBTQI community and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) As per the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS), an Online Portal of Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA),  State/UT wise details of number of children adopted during last three years is at Annexure-I.
- (b) The  entire  adoption  procedure  has  been  made  on-line  through  the  Child  Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS) which has made the system fully transparent and accessible. Further, Section 80 and Section 81 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 provides punitive measures for fraudulent practices in the process of adoption.
- (c) & (d) Adoptions are governed by the Fundament Principles stipulated in Regulation 3 of Adoption Regulations, 2017 where the consideration of best interests of child is paramount. Further, the eligibility criteria for Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) have been enumerated in Regulation 5 of the Adoption Regulations, 2017 which is in line with Section 57  of  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015  and  includes  the provision  that  the  PAPs  shall  be  physically,  mentally  and  emotionally  stable,  financially capable and shall not have any life threatening medical condition etc.  Further, as prescribed in  Schedule  VI  and  Schedule  IX  of  the  Adoption  Regulations,  2017,  the  PAPs  submit  a certificate  from  a  medical  practitioner  certifying  that  they  do  not  suffer  from  any  chronic, contagious or fatal disease and they are fit to adopt, at the time of registering for adoption.

(e) & (f)  Adoptions are meant to ensure rehabilitation of children keeping their best interest in  mind  and  the  suitability  of  the  Prospective  Adoptive  Parents  is  established  through  a process  of  Home  Study  as  stipulated  in  Regulation  9  of  the  Adoption  Regulations,  2017 which has been framed in line with Section 58(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3342  REGARDING  'ADOPTED  CHILDREN'  DUE FOR 13.03.2020 RAISED BY SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT           | 2017-2018   | 2017-2018      | 2018-2019   | 2018-2019      | 2019-2020 (upto 11/03/2020)   | 2019-2020 (upto 11/03/2020)   |
|----------|----------------------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State/UT           | In- Country | Inter- Country | In- Country | Inter- Country | In- Country                   | Inter- Country                |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Island | 0           | 0              | 0           | 0              | 2                             | 0                             |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh             | 102         | 20             | 91          | 22             | 116                           | 25                            |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh          | 0           | 0              | 4           | 0              | 1                             | 0                             |
| 4        | Assam                      | 77          | 15             | 110         | 5              | 90                            | 3                             |
| 5        | Bihar                      | 132         | 35             | 132         | 21             | 115                           | 29                            |
| 6        | Chandigarh                 | 6           | 1              | 12          | 1              | 7                             | 1                             |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh               | 91          | 17             | 92          | 18             | 66                            | 13                            |
| 8        | Dadar and Nagar Haveli     | 0           | 0              | 0           | 0              | 4                             | 0                             |
| 9        | Daman and Diu              | 0           | 0              | 0           | 0              | 0                             | 0                             |
| 10       | Delhi                      | 88          | 33             | 120         | 33             | 74                            | 23                            |
| 11       | Goa                        | 13          | 1              | 19          | 1              | 9                             | 0                             |
| 12       | Gujarat                    | 95          | 22             | 152         | 22             | 84                            | 14                            |
| 13       | Haryana                    | 45          | 8              | 58          | 14             | 72                            | 11                            |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh           | 7           | 0              | 8           | 2              | 6                             | 0                             |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir          | 0           | 1              | 0           | 0              | 0                             | 0                             |
| 16       | Jharkhand                  | 111         | 12             | 82          | 10             | 64                            | 11                            |
| 17       | Karnataka                  | 294         | 26             | 237         | 44             | 234                           | 20                            |
| 18       | Kerala                     | 136         | 15             | 134         | 9              | 111                           | 11                            |
| 19       | Ladakh                     | 0           | 0              | 0           | 0              | 0                             | 0                             |
| 20       | Lakshadweep                | 0           | 0              | 0           | 0              | 0                             | 0                             |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh             | 177         | 31             | 203         | 36             | 151                           | 22                            |
| 22       | Maharashtra                | 667         | 147            | 695         | 150            | 511                           | 68                            |
| 23       | Manipur                    | 4           | 5              | 4           | 0              | 7                             | 1                             |
| 24       | Meghalaya                  | 9           | 2              | 25          | 1              | 1                             | 1                             |
| 25       | Mizoram                    | 49          | 9              | 22          | 10             | 12                            | 1                             |
| 26       | Nagaland                   | 9           | 57             | 11          | 1              | 12                            | 0                             |
| 27       | Orissa                     | 207         | 2              | 208         | 36             | 215                           | 29                            |
| 28       | Pondicherry                | 23          | 27             | 10          | 2              | 10                            | 0                             |
| 29       | Punjab                     | 62          | 12             | 66          | 27             | 41                            | 7                             |
| 30       | Rajasthan                  | 126         | 0              | 137         | 18             | 139                           | 16                            |
| 31       | Sikkim                     | 17          | 0              | 23          | 0              | 16                            | 2                             |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu                 | 203         | 30             | 193         | 16             | 251                           | 10                            |
| 33       | Telangana                  | 141         | 45             | 151         | 67             | 92                            | 16                            |
| 34       | Tripura                    | 27          | 4              | 17          | 1              | 21                            | 1                             |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh              | 180         | 40             | 174         | 50             | 214                           | 39                            |
| 36       | Uttrakhand                 | 10          | 3              | 23          | 6              | 9                             | 1                             |