As per the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS), the State-wise number of Specialized Adoption Agencies functional in India including Karnataka is at Annexure-I. Karnataka has 31 Specialised Adoption Agencies.

There are no Authorised Foreign Adoption Agencies (AFFA) in India.

Details of number of foreign adoptions of Indian children during the last five years period is as follows :

 

 

Year	Foreign Adoptions of Indian Children
2016-2017	578
2017-2018	651
2018-2019	653
2019-2020	394
2020-2021	417

Source : CARINGS

 

The Ministry reviews the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 with States/UTs from time to time for its effective implementation.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed that 36 complaints alleging illegal adoption of children during the COVID-19 pandemic have been received by them. The Commission has taken cognizance of these complaints under Section 13(1) (j) of Commission for Protection of Child Right (CPCR) Act, 2005 and asked the concerned authorities to take necessary action in the matter. The adoption of children takes place through the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS), a web-based application under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA) 1956. Adoptions under HAMA do not come under the purview of Central Adoption Resource Authority.

Various advisories have been issued by the Government including the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and CARA, to all the States and UTs for addressing the child care and safeguard during the COVID-19 pandemic and for ensuring ease of the adoption process, including promotion of legal adoptions in the country.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt.Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

 

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ANNEXURE-I

 

State/UT-wise Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAA) in India

 

S.No.	State	No. of SAAs
1	Andaman and Nicobar	1
2	Andhra Pradesh	14
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2
4	Assam	20
5	Bihar	25
6	Chandigarh	1
7	Chhattisgarh	13
8	Dadar and Nagar Haveli	1
9	Delhi	12
10	Goa	2
11	Gujarat	16
12	Haryana	8
13	Himachal Pradesh	1
14	Jharkhand	12
15	Karnataka	31
16	Kerala	17
17	Madhya Pradesh	31
18	Maharashtra	56
19	Manipur	9
20	Meghalaya	6
21	Mizoram	7
22	Nagaland	4
23	Orissa	32
24	Pondicherry	3
25	Punjab	8
26	Rajasthan	35
27	Sikkim	3
28	Tamil Nadu	22
29	Telangana	12
30	Tripura	9
31	Uttar Pradesh	23
32	Uttarakhand	7
33	West Bengal	24

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