Child Adoption - Tamil Nadu
State: Tamil Nadu
Ministry: null
Department: Department of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
Category: Women and Child, Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Family

The "Child Adoption - Tamil Nadu" scheme aims to provide a family for orphaned, abandoned, destitute and neglected children. According to Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), “adoption is a process by which a child who is abandoned/separated from biological parents, becomes the legitimate.

Benefits:
- Accommodation, food, and health care to the babies till they are given in adoption.
- A family to the destitute child and a child to childless parents.

> **Special concessions are given to female government employees to adopt children:**

- Special adoption leave of 270 days is extended to female government servants of the state government who adopt a child below one year. The leave is eligible only from the date of legalization of adoption.

Eligibility:
1. The parents must have at least two years of a stable marital relationship.
1. The single prospective adoptive parents should be between 30-55 years of age. 
1. An unmarried/single male persons are not eligible to adopt a girl child.
1. The parents should have adequate financial resources to upbring the child.
1. Age Criteria:

  - **For a child up to 4 years old:**

   1. Maximum composite age of the Prospective Adoptive Parents: 90 years.
   1. For a single Prospective Adoptive Parent: Minimum age 25 years, maximum age 45 years.

  - **For a child above 4 years up to 8 years old:**

   1. Maximum composite age of the Prospective Adoptive Parents: 100 years.
   1. For a single Prospective Adoptive Parent: Minimum age 25 years, maximum age 50 years.

  - **For a child above 8 years up to 18 years old:**

   1. Maximum composite age of the Prospective Adoptive Parents: 110 years.
   1. For a single Prospective Adoptive Parent: Minimum age 25 years, maximum age 55 years.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the office State Adoption Resource Agency/Directorate of Social Defence/Concerned Probation Officer and request a hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the concerned staff.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the State Adoption Resource Agency/Directorate of Social Defence/Concerned Probation Officer. 
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).

Documents Required:
PAN Card/Passport.
Proof of Residence (Aadhaar Card/Voter ID card/Passport /Driving License/ Electricity Card).
Proof of Income of Last Year (Pay Bill/ Income Tax Certificate).
Copy of Marriage Certificate & Photograph.
Copy of Birth Certificate of the Prospective Adoptive Parents.
Medical Certificate. 
Letter of Identification (from their friends/relatives).