Lok Sabha Question No. 2191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Adoption of Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, RAGHAV LAKHANPAL, T.G. VENKATESH BABU, CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2191 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2016

## ADOPTION OF CHILDREN

2191.  DR.KIRIT P. SOLANKI: SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL: SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.: SHRI CH.MALLA REDDY:

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

- (a) the salient features of the new adoption guidelines notified by the Government along with in-country and inter-country adoption of children including adoption by single parents and orphanage  societies  reported  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise; (b) whether several missionaries/NGOs including Missionaries of Charity have discontinued adoption work in the country after notification of new guidelines, if so, the reasons therefor along with the reaction of the Government to further revise the adoption guidelines to remove cumbersome adoption procedure and to rein such missionaries/NGOs in adoption work; (c) whether the Government has launched foster care scheme for orphan children and assists  adoption  centres  to  overcome  their  genuine  difficulties  in  new  adoption guidelines and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether  several  placement  agencies  are  reported  to  be  involved  in  fraudulent activities in child adoption process and offering adoption to foreign couples without the permission of their biological guardians; and if  so,  the  number  of  complaints  reported  in  this  regard  during  the  said  period,
- (e) State/UT-wise along with the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Some of the salient features of the Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children2015 include provisions for making the entire adoption process online,  treating NRI prospective adoptive parents at par with the domestic Prospective Adoptive Parents  (PAPs),  reducing  the  timeframe  for  completion  of  Home  Study  Report from  two  months  to  one  month,  authorizing  all  Specialised  Adoption  Agencies

both for in-country and inter-country adoption. As per the information provided by Central  Adoption  Resource  Authority,  the  number  of  children  placed  under  incountry  and  inter-country  adoption  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State/UT-wise is annexed .

- (b): The  Missionaries of Charity, has communicated  to the Central Adoption Resource  Authority  that  they  have  decided  to  suppress  all  of  their  adoption centres in India due to their inability to comply with the new Guidelines Governing Adoption  of  Children,  2015,  as  there  are  other  agencies  which  are  doing  the same work in the locations where they have their centres. Due care has been taken under the provisions of the Adoption Guidelines, 2015 to make the entire Adoption process online, transparent and hassle free.
- (c): The Ministry of Women and Child Development had issued the Model Guidelines for  Foster  Care,  2015  to  be  adopted/adapted  by  the  States/UTs  as  per  their requirement. Some of the measures undertaken by Central Adoption Resource Authority to assist adoption centres to overcome their genuine difficulties in New Adoption  Guidelines  include  orientation  programmes  on  the  New  Adoption Guidelines;  capacity  building  programmes  for  various  stakeholders;  hands-on training  on  the  online  adoption  process  through  the Central  Adoption  Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS); timely resolution of the queries of the adoption centres;
- (d): Central  Adoption  Resource  Authority  has  reported  that  they  have  not  received any such complaints.
- (e): Does not arise.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No.1291 for 29.07.2016 raised by Dr. Kirit P. Solanki, Shri Raghav Lakhanpal, Shri Venkatesh Babu T. G. and Shri Ch. Malla Reddy regarding Adoption of Children.

## The number of children placed under in-country and inter-country adoption during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise

| S. No.   | STATE            | 2013-14 (April, 2013 to March, 2014)   | 2013-14 (April, 2013 to March, 2014)   | 2014 -15 (April, 2014 to March, 2015)   | 2014 -15 (April, 2014 to March, 2015)   | 2015-16 (April, 2015 to March, 2016)   | 2015-16 (April, 2015 to March, 2016)   | 2016-17 (April, 2016 to June, 2016)   | 2016-17 (April, 2016 to June, 2016)   |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | STATE            | In- country                            | Inter- country                         | In- country                             | Inter- country                          | In- country                            | Inter- country                         | In- country                           | Inter- country                        |
| 1        | ANDAMAN          | 4                                      | 0                                      | 10                                      | 0                                       | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 272                                    | 15                                     | 341                                     | 20                                      | 123                                    | 21                                     | 21                                    | 3                                     |
| 3        | ARUNCHAL PRADESH | 0                                      | 0                                      | 6                                       | 0                                       | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 4        | ASSAM            | 91                                     | 3                                      | 77                                      | 5                                       | 72                                     | 12                                     | 12                                    | 1                                     |
| 5        | BIHAR            | 56                                     | 0                                      | 59                                      | 2                                       | 83                                     | 13                                     | 39                                    | 8                                     |
| 6        | CHATTISGARH      | 28                                     | 0                                      | 54                                      | 0                                       | 47                                     | 6                                      | 16                                    | 4                                     |
| 7        | CHANDIGARH       | 0                                      | 0                                      | 15                                      | 0                                       | 8                                      | 0                                      | 1                                     | 0                                     |
| 8        | DELHI            | 156                                    | 70                                     | 126                                     | 55                                      | 90                                     | 86                                     | 36                                    | 5                                     |
| 9        | GOA              | 10                                     | 0                                      | 16                                      | 0                                       | 10                                     | 2                                      | 6                                     | 1                                     |
| 10       | GUJARAT          | 138                                    | 10                                     | 153                                     | 22                                      | 123                                    | 23                                     | 29                                    | 5                                     |
| 11       | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 11                                     | 0                                      | 8                                       | 0                                       | 2                                      | 0                                      | 8                                     | 0                                     |
| 12       | HARYANA          | 34                                     | 8                                      | 40                                      | 7                                       | 28                                     | 30                                     | 2                                     | 2                                     |
| 13       | JHARKHAND        | 153                                    | 10                                     | 119                                     | 15                                      | 63                                     | 10                                     | 43                                    | 1                                     |
| 14       | KARNATAKA        | 320                                    | 15                                     | 411                                     | 14                                      | 273                                    | 24                                     | 44                                    | 1                                     |
| 15       | KERALA           | 185                                    | 13                                     | 199                                     | 13                                      | 121                                    | 23                                     | 32                                    | 6                                     |
| 16       | MANIPUR          | 5                                      | 0                                      | 8                                       | 0                                       | 3                                      | 3                                      | 1                                     | 0                                     |
| 17       | MADHYA PRADESH   | 176                                    | 3                                      | 114                                     | 1                                       | 72                                     | 8                                      | 50                                    | 9                                     |
| 18       | MAHARASHTRA      | 1068                                   | 144                                    | 947                                     | 89                                      | 724                                    | 187                                    | 159                                   | 26                                    |
| 19       | MIZORAM          | 14                                     | 2                                      | 10                                      | 1                                       | 10                                     | 9                                      | 4                                     | 1                                     |
| 20       | MEGHALAYA        | 0                                      | 0                                      | 11                                      | 0                                       | 9                                      | 5                                      | 2                                     | 1                                     |
| 21       | NAGALAND         | 8                                      | 0                                      | 43                                      | 0                                       | 3                                      | 2                                      | 1                                     | 2                                     |
| 22       | ODISHA           | 182                                    | 26                                     | 198                                     | 32                                      | 230                                    | 35                                     | 51                                    | 4                                     |
| 23       | PUDUCHERRY       | 16                                     | 10                                     | 27                                      | 6                                       | 21                                     | 9                                      | 6                                     | 1                                     |
| 24       | PUNJAB           | 50                                     | 34                                     | 53                                      | 31                                      | 40                                     | 34                                     | 13                                    | 2                                     |
| 25       | RAJASTHAN        | 182                                    | 5                                      | 181                                     | 4                                       | 102                                    | 7                                      | 33                                    | 2                                     |
| 26       | TAMIL NADU       | 187                                    | 29                                     | 228                                     | 26                                      | 198                                    | 45                                     | 40                                    | 7                                     |
| 27       | TRIPURA          | 24                                     | 0                                      | 29                                      | 0                                       | 13                                     | 0                                      | 7                                     | 3                                     |
| 28       | TELANGANA        | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                       | 0                                       | 240                                    | 23                                     | 38                                    | 3                                     |
| 29       | UTTAR PRADESH    | 176                                    | 0                                      | 193                                     | 4                                       | 123                                    | 12                                     | 31                                    | 4                                     |
| 30       | UTTRAKHAND       | 12                                     | 0                                      | 12                                      | 1                                       | 11                                     | 0                                      | 3                                     | 0                                     |
| 31       | WEST BENGAL      | 366                                    | 33                                     | 300                                     | 26                                      | 169                                    | 37                                     | 72                                    | 0                                     |
|          | TOTAL            | 3924                                   | 430                                    | 3988                                    | 374                                     | 3011                                   | 666                                    | 800                                   | 102                                   |