Central Adoption Resource Authority

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is an autonomous and statutory body of Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Government of India.[1] It was set up in 1990.[2] It functions as the nodal body for the adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions. CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the 1993 Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, ratified by Government of India in 2003.[3] CARA primarily deals with the adoption of orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children through its associated and recognised adoption agencies. In 2018, CARA has allowed individuals in a live-in relationship to adopt children from and within India.[4][5]

Preference Controversy

As required by the 1993 Hague Convention, Article 4(b), children residing in India are always offered to Indian families before any foreigner.[6] However, after taking office in 2014, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi changed the law to put Non-Resident Indian (NRI) citizens and couples on par with Indians residing in India.[7] From this point on, all adoptable children are offered to Indian families in order of seniority instead of distinguishing between resident and non-resident Indians. Foreigners residing outside of India must adopt a child from the Immediate Placement list, which only contains children who have been passed over by Indian families (including children who are above 5 years, sibling groups, and children with health ailments or disabilities).[8] However, there is a lot of misunderstanding by prospective adoptive parents in India who believe that foreigners get priority in choosing children. In fact, the number of children being adopted by foreigners has risen because more foreigners are adopting disabled children older than 6 years.[9][10] Foreigners residing in India may adopt through CARA if they can provide a No Objection Certificate from their country of citizenship; this prevents adopted children being abandoned if the foreigner is removed from India.[11]

References
  1. "CARA". cara.nic.in.
  2. "Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA)". childlineindia.org.in.
  3. "Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)". pib.nic.in.
  4. Chandra, Jagriti (21 September 2018). "Live-in partners can adopt now" – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. "No Need to Repeal Hindu Adoption Act, Says Central Adoption Resource Authority". News18. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  6. https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=69
  7. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/new-adoption-rules-nris-to-be-treated-on-par-with-indians/articleshow/39806419.cms?from=mdr
  8. https://padme.in/immediate-placement/
  9. https://littleindia.com/adoption-of-indian-children-by-foreigners-on-the-rise/
  10. https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/25/adoptions-in-india-by-foreign-nationals-grow-as-special-needs-ad_a_22051741
  11. https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/foreigners-cant-adopt-child-without-noc-sc-740566.html
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