Child Adoption Process

There are three crore orphaned children in India, but only 3,500 to 4,000 children are available for adoption in a year and some 30,000 prospective parents have to wait for three years to bring home a child.

Terming child adoption a "human thing", the Supreme Court on Friday flagged the issue of "great delay" in the process and said several children are awaiting adoption in hope of a better life.

The Supreme Court on Friday emphasised that the child adoption process in India needs to be streamlined as there are three-to-four years waiting period under the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to adopt a single child.

Australia said today that it was simplifying the process of adopting children from overseas, setting up a single body to manage applications while working on new arrangements with the United States, Poland and Vietnam.

The case of eight -year-old orphan Rajitha, who was given away in illegal adoption and subsequently brought to a hospital in an extremely malnourished state, has raised questions about the process of adoption in Andhra Pradesh. While those responsible for her state have not been arrested yet, the focus for the moment is on her well-being. It must h...

There are three crore orphaned children in India, but only 3,500 to 4,000 children are available for adoption in a year and some 30,000 prospective parents have to wait for three years to bring home a child.

Terming child adoption a "human thing", the Supreme Court on Friday flagged the issue of "great delay" in the process and said several children are awaiting adoption in hope of a better life.

The Supreme Court on Friday emphasised that the child adoption process in India needs to be streamlined as there are three-to-four years waiting period under the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to adopt a single child.

Australia said today that it was simplifying the process of adopting children from overseas, setting up a single body to manage applications while working on new arrangements with the United States, Poland and Vietnam.

The case of eight -year-old orphan Rajitha, who was given away in illegal adoption and subsequently brought to a hospital in an extremely malnourished state, has raised questions about the process of adoption in Andhra Pradesh. While those responsible for her state have not been arrested yet, the focus for the moment is on her well-being. It must h...