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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