Lok Sabha Question No. 1078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: CARA
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Tejpratap Singh,Yadav, L.R. Shivaramegowda, ANJU BALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1078

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## CARA

1078 SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV: SHRI L.R. SHIVARAME GOWDA: SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

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

- (a) whether 90 percent of 11 million abandoned Children are girls and only a few thousand of them are adopted every year, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of abandoned children living in Government and non-Government homes, State and gender-wise;
- (c) whether report of corruption in adoption process reducing it to a commercial transaction has come to the notice of the Government and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d) whether Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA) has succeeded in regulating placement agencies and avoiding procedural delays/duplication in adoption process, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) At present, adoption of children is done under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA), 1956. Details (gender-wise) of the number of children placed in In-country & Inter-country Adoptions under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, during last three years and current year (upto December, 2018) are as under :

Source : CARINGS

| Year                            | In-country Adoption   | In-country Adoption   | In-country Adoption   | Inter-country Adoption   | Inter-country Adoption   | Inter-country Adoption   |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|                                 | M                     | F                     | T                     | M                        | F                        | T                        |
| 2015-2016                       | 1156                  | 1855                  | 3011                  | 226                      | 440                      | 666                      |
| 2016-2017                       | 1295                  | 1915                  | 3210                  | 148                      | 430                      | 578                      |
| 2017-2018                       | 1333                  | 1943                  | 3276                  | 198                      | 453                      | 651                      |
| 2018-2019 (upto December, 2018) | 903                   | 1249                  | 2152                  | 144                      | 271                      | 415                      |

It  has  been  noticed  that  number  of  female  children  placed  in  In-country  &  Intercountry Adoptions has been more in number than the male children during last three years and current year (upto December, 2018). A large number of domestic adoptions also happen under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA), 1956 and the corresponding data on adoption is not available with the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

- (b): All Child Care Institutions (CCIs) are registered by the respective States & Union Territories (UTs) as per Section 41 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The  status  of  CCIs  which has  been  given  by  the  respective  States/UTs  is  attached  as Annexure-I. Out  of  the  9073  CCIs  reported  by  the  State/UT  Governments,  7907  are registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and 2096 are  being  given  grants  under  the  Integrated  Child  Protection  Scheme  where  in  a  total  of 77,235 children are covered. Details attached as Annexure-II.
- (c): No. The Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and Adoption Regulation, 2017 which are administered by  MWCD,  provide  for  the  manner  of  the  process  of  adoption.  However,  some  cases  of violation of these provisions of Law have come to light since the promulgation of this Act & Regulations, the details of which alongwith the details of action taken by MWCD, Govt. of India in each such case be seen at Annexure-III.
- (d): Yes. The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has framed the Adoption Regulations, 2017 which was notified by the Government of India under Section 68(c) of the Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015  on  4 th   January,  2017  under Section 2(3) of the said Act and has come to force in the country w.e.f. 16 th  January, 2017, thus replacing the Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015. One of the key features of the new Regulations is stipulated time-lines for each process in the stages of adoption and fixed responsibilities of the different agencies/stakeholders. Further, the Online application Child  Adoption  Resource  Information  and  Guidance  Systems  (CARINGS)  has  brought  in greater transparency and has streamlined the adoption process, especially the Inter-country adoption for which CARA has been the designated as the Central Authority under the Hague Convention for Inter-country Adoptions.
- (e): The  Specialised  Adoption  Agencies  (SAAs)  who  are  found  to  be  not  complying  with  the Adoption Regulations, 2017 are being issued show cause notices as per Regulation 25(3) of Adoption  Regulations,  2017  after  which  they  are  either  fined  or  their  recognition is suspended/revoked, as per the provision of Section 65(4) of the JJ Act, 2015 and Regulation 25 of the Adoption Regulations, 2017, if they are found to be violating the provisions of the Act and/or the Regulations. Details are placed at Annexure-III.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1078 REGARDING 'CARA' FOR 08.02.2019 RAISED BY SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV, SHRI L.R. SHIVARAME GOWDA AND SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

## STATUS OF CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS as on 08.01.2019.

|    | States/UTs           | No. of CCIs (CH/OH/SH/P OS/OS/SAA)   | No of Registered CCIs   | No of CCIs in pipeline for registration   | No. of Unregistered CCIs   |
|----|----------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|  1 | Andaman and Nicobar  |                                      |                         |                                           |                            |
|  2 | Andhra Pradesh       | 941                                  | 779                     | 158                                       | 78                         |
|  3 | Arunanchal Pradesh   | 11                                   | 11                      | 2                                         | 0                          |
|  4 | Assam                | 121                                  | 122                     | 2                                         | 1                          |
|  5 | Bihar                | 86                                   | 83                      | 3                                         | 3                          |
|  6 | Chandigarh           | 10                                   | 10                      | Nil                                       | Nil                        |
|  7 | Chattisgarh          | 80                                   | 79                      | 3                                         | 0                          |
|  8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 2                                    | 2                       | -                                         | 0                          |
|  9 | Daman & Diu          | Nil                                  | Nil                     | Nil                                       | Nil                        |
| 10 | Delhi                | 103                                  | 50                      | 33                                        |                            |
| 11 | Goa                  | 80                                   | 80                      | 1                                         | 1                          |
| 12 | Gujarat              | 122                                  | 121                     | 8                                         | 1                          |
| 13 | Haryana              | 91                                   | 81                      | 5                                         | 5 (Under Closure)          |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh     | 53                                   | 47                      | Nil                                       | 6                          |
| 15 | Jammu & Kashmir      | 181                                  | 70                      | 34                                        | 77                         |
| 16 | Jharkhand            | 138                                  | 120                     | 03                                        | 18                         |
| 17 | Karnatak             | 1300                                 | 1134                    | 41                                        | 115                        |
| 18 | Kerala               | 1396                                 | 817                     | 52                                        | 579                        |
| 19 | Lakshadweep          |                                      |                         |                                           |                            |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh       | 117                                  | 117                     | 11                                        | Nil                        |
| 21 | Maharashtra          | 908                                  | 908                     | 37                                        |                            |
| 22 | Manipur              | 126                                  | 126                     | 16                                        | Nil                        |
| 23 | Meghalaya            | 99                                   | 99                      | 2                                         | Nil                        |
| 24 | Mizoram              | 52                                   | 52                      | -                                         | -                          |
| 25 | Nagaland             | 68                                   | 68                      | 3                                         | 0                          |
| 26 | Odisha               | 270                                  | 270                     | 6                                         | 0                          |
| 27 | Puducherry           | 64                                   | 63                      | 1                                         | 0                          |
| 28 | Punjab               | 61                                   | 61                      | 0                                         | 0                          |
| 29 | Rajasthan            | 24                                   | 240                     | 39                                        | 0                          |
| 30 | Sikkim               | 28                                   | 28                      | 3                                         | 0                          |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu           | 1267                                 | 1263                    | 4                                         | Nil                        |
| 32 | Telangana            | 516                                  | 465                     | 47                                        | 4                          |
| 33 | Tripura              | 30                                   | 30                      | 0                                         | 0                          |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh        | 207                                  | 207                     | 27                                        | 0                          |
| 35 | Uttarakhand          | 42                                   | 41                      | 1                                         | 0                          |
| 36 | West Bengal          | 263                                  | 263                     | 1                                         | 0                          |
| 37 | Total                | 9073                                 | 7907                    | 543                                       | 888                        |

## ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1078 REGARDING 'CARA' FOR 07.02.2019 RAISED BY SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV, SHRI L.R. SHIVARAME GOWDA AND SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

## DETAILS OF REPORTED ILLEGAL ADOPTIONS

(after enactment of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (2015) i.e. w.e.f. 15 th  January, 2016)

|   S.No. | Name of Agency / PAP / Others                                       | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Government of Karnataka                                             | Cases of alleged child trafficking and sale of children from Naseema Nursing Home in Mysore District, Karnataka. Action has been taken by the State Govt.                                                     |
|       2 | Joka Millenium Old Age Home, 24 North Pargana, West Bengal          | Agency closed down after agency found to be indulging in promotion of illegal adoption.                                                                                                                       |
|       3 | North Bengal's People's Development Centre, Jaipaiguri, West Bengal | Agency closed down by the State Govt. of West Bengal after agency found to be indulging in illegal adoption.                                                                                                  |
|       4 | Marwadi Charitable Trust, Jalgaon, Maharashtra                      | Illegal adoptions were reported. Agency closed down by Govt. of Maharashtra on the directions of CARA.                                                                                                        |
|       5 | Pallishri Mahila Samiti, Kendrapada, Odisha                         | Inspection carried out by CARA & SARA. Based on preliminary inquiry, CARA has written a letter to the Principal Secretary of the Govt. of Odisha to take action against the agency.                           |
|       6 | Mahila Jan Shishu Kalyan Kendra, Bokaro, Jharkhand                  | The Agency was close down by the State Govt. of Jharkhand due to alleged illegal adoptions by the institution.                                                                                                |
|       7 | Udaan (Kilkari), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh                             | An inquiry was carried out against the agency and based on the recommendations in the inquiry report, Ministry has issued an order to Govt. of Madhya Pradesh recommending closure of the agency immediately. |

|    |                        | Institutional [Homes]   | Institutional [Homes]   | Care Open Shelters   | Care Open Shelters   | 2018-19 ( up to Specialised Adoption Agencies   | 4th february 2019)   | CWC          | JJB          | SCPS         | DCPU         | SARA         | Total Beneficiaries   |
|----|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------|
| #  | State                  | No. Assisted            | Beneficiaries           | No. Assisted         | Beneficiaries        | No. Assisted                                    | Beneficiaries        | No. Assisted | No. Assisted | No. Assisted | No. Assisted | No. Assisted |                       |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh         | 66                      | 2316                    | 13                   | 342                  | 14                                              | 144                  | 13           | 13           | 1            | 13           | 1            | 2802                  |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh      | 4                       | 73                      | 0                    | 0                    | 1                                               | 6                    | 21           | 21           | 1            | 17           | 1            | 79                    |
| 3  | Assam                  | 37                      | 1332                    | 5                    | 57                   | 21                                              | 46                   | 33           | 33           | 1            | 33           | 1            | 1435                  |
| 4  | Bihar                  | 38                      | 1768                    | 7                    | 172                  | 20                                              | 202                  | 38           | 38           | 1            | 38           | 1            | 2142                  |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh           | 54                      | 2115                    | 9                    | 105                  | 9                                               | 73                   | 27           | 27           | 1            | 27           | 1            | 2293                  |
| 6  | Goa                    | 23                      | 1188                    | 3                    | 378                  | 2                                               | 16                   | 2            | 2            | 1            | 2            | 1            | 1582                  |
| 7  | Gujarat                | 45                      | 1706                    | 3                    | 55                   | 12                                              | 86                   | 33           | 33           | 1            | 33           | 1            | 1847                  |
| 8  | Haryana                | 28                      | 1397                    | 21                   | 644                  | 6                                               | 52                   | 21           | 21           | 1            | 22           | 1            | 2093                  |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh       | 33                      | 1270                    | 3                    | 38                   | 1                                               | 11                   | 12           | 12           | 1            | 12           | 1            | 1319                  |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir      | 12                      | 691                     | 0                    | 0                    | 2                                               | 20                   | 22           | 22           | 1            | 22           | 1            | 711                   |
| 11 | Jharkhand              | 36                      | 1448                    | 5                    | 125                  | 15                                              | 217                  | 24           | 24           | 1            | 24           | 1            | 1790                  |
| 12 | Karnataka              | 80                      | 2998                    | 40                   | 1153                 | 25                                              | 107                  | 33           | 30           | 1            | 30           | 1            | 4258                  |
| 13 | Kerala                 | 30                      | 788                     | 4                    | 100                  | 12                                              | 65                   | 14           | 14           | 1            | 14           | 1            | 953                   |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh         | 67                      | 2804                    | 8                    | 348                  | 26                                              | 243                  | 51           | 51           | 1            | 51           | 1            | 3395                  |
| 15 | Maharashtra            | 77                      | 2307                    | 3                    | 162                  | 16                                              | 199                  | 38           | 35           | 1            | 36           | 1            | 2668                  |
| 16 | Manipur                | 42                      | 1160                    | 14                   | 296                  | 7                                               | 55                   | 16           | 9            | 1            | 9            | 1            | 1511                  |
| 17 | Meghalaya              | 44                      | 923                     | 4                    | 172                  | 6                                               | 7                    | 11           | 11           | 1            | 11           | 1            | 1102                  |
| 18 | Mizoram                | 36                      | 1195                    | 0                    | 0                    | 5                                               | 50                   | 8            | 8            | 1            | 8            | 1            | 1245                  |
| 19 | Nagaland               | 39                      | 477                     | 3                    | 35                   | 4                                               | 5                    | 11           | 11           | 1            | 11           | 1            | 517                   |
| 20 | Orissa                 | 96                      | 6859                    | 12                   | 244                  | 23                                              | 223                  | 30           | 30           | 1            | 30           | 1            | 7326                  |
| 21 | Punjab                 | 13                      | 463                     | 0                    | 0                    | 0                                               | 0                    | 22           | 22           | 1            | 20           | 1            | 463                   |
| 22 | Rajasthan              | 91                      | 2883                    | 21                   | 405                  | 12                                              | 40                   | 33           | 34           | 1            | 33           | 1            | 3328                  |
| 23 | Sikkim                 | 16                      | 557                     | 4                    | 52                   | 4                                               | 6                    | 4            | 4            | 1            | 4            | 1            | 615                   |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu             | 189                     | 11915                   | 12                   | 264                  | 20                                              | 169                  | 34           | 32           | 1            | 32           | 1            | 12348                 |
| 25 | Tripura                | 23                      | 717                     | 2                    | 58                   | 6                                               | 49                   | 8            | 8            | 1            | 8            | 1            | 824                   |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh          | 93                      | 5164                    | 20                   | 500                  | 12                                              | 120                  | 75           | 75           | 1            | 75           | 1            | 5784                  |
| 27 | Uttarakhand            | 20                      | 318                     | 2                    | 36                   | 0                                               | 0                    | 13           | 13           | 1            | 13           | 1            | 354                   |
| 28 | West Bengal            | 65                      | 5890                    | 33                   | 850                  | 22                                              | 273                  | 25           | 23           | 1            | 23           | 1            | 7013                  |
| 29 | Telangana              | 42                      | 1343                    | 0                    | 0                    | 11                                              | 342                  | 31           | 31           | 1            | 31           | 1            | 1685                  |
| 30 | Andaman & Nicobar      | 8                       | 367                     | -                    | 0                    | -                                               | 0                    | 3            | 3            | 1            | 3            | 0            | 367                   |
| 31 | Chandigarh             | 7                       | 225                     | 0                    | 0                    | 1                                               | 14                   | 1            | 1            | 1            | 1            | 1            | 239                   |
| 32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | -                       | 0                       | -                    | 0                    | -                                               | 0                    | 1            | 1            | 1            | 1            | 1            | 0                     |
| 33 | Daman and Diu          | 0                       | 0                       | -                    | 0                    | -                                               | 0                    | 2            | 2            | 1            | 2            | 1            | 0                     |
| 34 | Lakshadweep            | -                       | 0                       | -                    | 0                    | -                                               | 0                    | 1            | 1            | -            | -            | -            | 0                     |
| 35 | Delhi                  | 28                      | 1479                    | 13                   | 415                  | 3                                               | 60                   | 10           | 3            | 1            | 10           | 1            | 1954                  |
| 36 | Puducherry             | 28                      | 1145                    | 2                    | 33                   | 2                                               | 15                   |              | 4            | 1            | 4            | 1            | 1193                  |
|    | Total                  | 1510                    | 67281                   | 266                  | 7039                 | 320                                             | 2915                 | 4 725        | 702          | 35           | 703          | 34           | 77235                 |