Adoption / Orphanages

FAQs on Adoption
- FAQs on Adoption -By NAAF (pdf)
Karmayog discussions on Adoption
- Difference Between an Orphanage & Adoption Agency
- About Adoption Agencies in Mumbai
- Some Statistics & Queries on Adoption in India
- About Government run Childrens Institutions in India
- About the foster home model for children
- Process of children entering the Adoption Agencies
Orphanages / Adoption Agencies
Number of Orphanages in India and a list of 7 Verified by Top Researchers -Contributed by Barbarthayli
List of Licensed Adoption Placement Agency (LAPA) -(Across India)
47 List of Orphanages/ Children homes in Mumbai
Government Laws / Acts / Policies
- Laws
  - The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of children) Amendment act, 2006 (pdf)
  - The Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (pdf)
  - Related Documents
    - Child Adoption Leave for 135 days to female Govt. Emps on adoption of a child upto 1 year of age -Office Memorandum – Govt. of India (pdf)
  - Overview of the various Adoption Acts , Procedures of Adoption in India -By Cynthia Rodrigues
Procedure/ Guidelines for Adoption
List of Standard Documents required for Adoption with samples -(In-country & Inter-Country)
Government Schemes for NGOs
- Scheme of Assistance to Homes (Shishu Greh) for Children to promote In-Country Adoption -Source : CARA
- State wise release of the grant-in-aid to under the Shishu Greh Scheme ( 2004-2007) -Source: CARA
State Governments
- Andhra Pradesh
  - Application form for Adoption in Andhra Pradesh (pdf)
Gujarat
- Girl child demand rises in Gujarat (2008) -By Pradeep
Karnataka
- Form for Registration of an agency In-Country Adoption Placement (pdf)
- Form for Registration of a Child Care Institution /Orphanage (pdf)
Kerala
- Draft Rules And Regulations For In-Country Adoption Within The State Of Kerala -By Kerala SWD (doc)
- Kerala Social Welfare Department systems in place for orphan children.
- Kerala State-run juvenile homes follow Foster Care Model -By G.Anand
- About Adoption in Kerala -By By Maleeha Raghaviah
Maharashtra
- Statistics:Total number of Adoptions in Mumbai 1994 to 2004 -By NAAF
- Maharashtra:Savitribai Phule Foster Parent Scheme (pdf)
Orissa
- Current Status of Adoption in Orissa -Source : Orissa Department of Women & Child Development
- Number of Children Homes in Orissa (District Wise Allocation) -(Orphanages, Juvenille Homes, Observation Homes, Children Homes) (pdf)
Punjab
- Punjab: Scheme for Assistance to Orphan and destitute children below the age of 21.
Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Adoption Agencies (Classified In country/ Inter Country)
Tamil Nadu Adoption Application From (pdf)
West Bengal
- List of Child Welfare Organisations in West Bengal -(includes Adoption agencies , Juvenille Homes & others)
Child Protection -A Handbook for Panchyat Members -By Women & Child Development Department ,WestBengal (pdf)
Child Protection – Teachers Handbook -By Women & Child Development Department ,WestBengal (pdf)
Other Useful Resources
- 64 List of Special Needs Children all over India – Legally Free for Adoption -Source: CARA
- Adoption Helpline -By NAAF
- References of some Adoptive Parents (NAAF members) -Source NAAF
- List of Resource Persons -Source: Catalyst for Social Action
Related Articles/ Discussions
- Legal
Legal Problems faced by NRIs to adopt children -By Anil Malhotra and Ranjit Malhotra
Existing Legal Adoption Process has loop holes which allow Child trafficking -By Frontline
Cradle baby scheme intensifies gender discrimination, say activists -By Tehelka
Adoption Legal Loop Holes -By FrontLine
Lack of Awareness of The Juvenile Justice Amendment act, 2006 -By Anshika Mishra
Copy of the Legislation Passed -Child Adoption Leave of 135 days (pdf)
Adoptive Parents are entitled to 135 days of Maternity leave – Central order passed -By Atmaja
Adoption through Private Contracts Vs Legal System -By Sunil K. Arora
Scenario of Adoption in India
- Adoption Hurdles -By Bharti Das Gupta (CSA)
- Frontline investigation lays a multi-billion-dollar, countrywide racket in inter-country adoption
- Andhra Pradesh, the first State to ban voluntary agencies from placing children in adoption -By Ravi Sharma
- Complains of Foreign Adopters to CARA -By Frontline
- The Politics of Adoption -By Shelly Sperry (jpg)
- Mumbais great adoption rush (2008) -By Neha Bhayana
- Medical, Disabled Children Adoptions – Few but have started in India now (2002) -By Roli Srivastava
- Couples adopt more daughters than sons in Kerala (2004) -By Sanu George
- Adoption agencies faced with shortage of children -By Roli Srivastava
- The baby business -By Sandhya Srinivasan
International Standards
- Keeping Children Out of Harmful Institutions – Why we should be investing in family-based care -Published by Save the Children, UK – 2009 (pdf)
Hague Convention on Protection of Children & Co-operation in Inter-country Adoption (pdf)
UN Convention on the Right of a Child 1989
Books on Adoption
- Books
  - The HELP Library has a collection of 61 books related to adoption
  - (4)Books on Adoption by IAPA
  - (16)Reference & Recommended Reading -By Infertility Friends
  - Adoption Guidance Book -By NAAF (pdf)
  - Adoption – Issues, Laws and Procedures -By Madhavi Hegde Karandikar
  - The Penguin Guide to Adoption in India -How you can adopt a child in India -By Jaswant Singh
  - Adoption & Child Care -by Dr. Vikas Ainapure M.D, D.C.H
  - Ours by choice -by Nilma Mehta
Audio-Visual material
- Films and radio programmes on Adoption by Social Justice
Articles contributed by users
- Site visitors are invited to post their articles directly here -Procedure to post articles, documents, photographs, etc. is given here

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