Lok Sabha Question No. 3269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Adoption Procedure under Juvenile Justice Act
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pramila Bisoyi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3269

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2021

## ADOPTION PROCEDURE UNDER JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT

## 3269. SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  revised  rules  for  overseas  citizens  for  the  adoption  of   Indian children under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015;
- (b) the details of the suggestions from various States regarding the amendments to Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015;
- (c) the  details  of  the  families  benefited  by  the  No  Objection  Certificate  issued  by Central  Adoption  Resource  Authority  under  Hindu  Adoptions  and  Maintenance Act, 1956, for inter-country adoptions; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  allocation  and  release  under  Mission  Vatsalya  for  the  current financial year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued notification on 04.03.2021 pertaining to Overseas Citizen of India, regarding parity with Non-Resident Indians in the matter of inter-country adoption of Indian children subject to the compliance of the procedure as laid down by the competent authority for such adoption.
- (b) : The Ministry of Women and Child Development received suggestions/ comments from  States/UTs   during  the  amendment  process  of  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015  which  were  examined.  The  Act  was  notified  on 09.08.2021.
- (c) : As informed by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), 27 applications from the adoptive parents were received out of which verification letters in 10 cases were received from the District Magistrates.  In all such cases, CARA has forwarded the details to the receiving countries for their requisite permission.
- (d) : Of the allocation of Rs. 900 crores during current financial year, details of funds released under Child Protection Service Scheme - Mission Vatsalya is at Annexure-I .

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (D)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3269  FOR  ANSWER  ON  17.12.2021  BY  SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI  REGARDING ADOPTION  PROCEDURE  UNDER  JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT

DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED TO STATEs/UTs DURING CURRENT YEAR AS ON NOVEMBER,  2021  UNDER  CHILD  PROTECTION  SERVICES  SCHEME  -  MISSION VATSALYA

(Rs. In lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State                                |   2021-22 |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       |    476.46 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |    487.92 |
| 3         | Assam                                |    864.04 |
| 4         | Bihar                                |    607.86 |
| 5         | Chattisgarh                          |    610.95 |
| 6         | Goa                                  |      3    |
| 7         | Gujarat                              |    697.24 |
| 8         | Haryana                              |    630.76 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                     |    625.34 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir                      |    422.14 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                            |    611.23 |
| 12        | Karnataka                            |   1436.31 |
| 13        | Kerala                               |    304.96 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                       |    970.91 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                          |   1703.08 |
| 16        | Manipur                              |   1730.74 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                            |   1005.7  |
| 18        | Mizoram                              |    578.93 |
| 19        | Nagaland                             |    947.89 |
| 20        | Orissa                               |   1410.32 |
| 21        | Punjab                               |    172.57 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                            |   1542.75 |
| 23        | Sikkim                               |    162.2  |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                           |   2457.23 |
| 25        | Telangana                            |    157.41 |
| 26        | Tripura                              |    286.92 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                        |   1421.41 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                          |    207.34 |
| 29        | West Bengal                          |   1558.48 |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Island             |      7.5  |
| 31        | Chandigarh                           |    162.83 |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |      7.5  |
| 33        | Delhi                                |    191.69 |
| 34        | Lakshadweep                          |      0    |
| 35        | Ladakh                               |     43.3  |
| 36        | Puducherry                           |    108.5  |
| Total     | Total                                |  24613.4  |

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