Child Adoption

Constitutional Provisions

  • Article 39(f) states that children be given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity.

Legal Provisions

  • Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.
  • The Adoption (First Amendment) Regulations 2021
  • The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
  • The Guardianship and Wards Act of 1890.

Important Points

  • Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) a statutory body of the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It functions as a nodal body for the adoption of Indian children.
  • Hague Conventions on Inter-Country Adoptions, 1993 is an international convention dealing with children adoption. India has ....
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