New Delhi: West Bengal from West Bengal, after facing miscarriage in the 30s, he was eager to embrace paternity after facing an abortion. Central adoption resource authority (Cara) in 2021 sept to adopt a child. It is 2025 and the couple, although slowly extended the waiting list, still eagerly waiting for their turn to match with a child in the age group of 0-2 years.
Even the adopting number crossed 4,500 in 2024-25, by March 31, the highest, for many possible adoptive parents (Paps) The process of adopting a child remains a challenge, with infants or young children seeking an average of three and a half years waiting period. Most parents want to adopt a child in the age group of 0-2 years.
Swarnamala Arunachalam of Chennai and her husband Prasanna Sukumar, even in the 30s, have been in queue since December 2021. They are also waiting to match with brothers and sisters in the age group. The couple chose to adopt brothers and sisters when they have an organic child from the time of getting married. He registered with Kara on his second anniversary, but the long wait has worried the couple. They expect a referral this year.
After matching with a child and with many more procedures, paps, which Toy talked to define his mental state, where it seems like “race against time” that more uncertainty is increasing with age.
The number reflects the crisis. Data on Kara Dashboard by 31 March, shown that there are more than 35,500 PAPS in different categories, while the number is registered to adopt. Children available for adoption About 2,400 – 943 of these children are “normal” and the rest are classified as “children with special needs”.
Focusing on long weight, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children and Department on Sports, under the chairmanship of Congress MP Digwajaya Singh, in his report, has firmly called for measures, asked the government to re -see the existing protocols for orphanage’s family placement, and surrendered the children (OAS).
It has also asked the government to review the existing dual system for adoption and maintenance Act through Kara and Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has informed the committee that when the adoption process has been strengthened under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 with the online application system (Carings), the ministry has been mostly in complaints due to the long waiting list of PAP. The ministry said, “… parents only want to adopt young children, thus leaving a large number of older children behind.”
The WCD Ministry has also shared that based on the availability of registered children and the registered PAPS ratio, the average of three and a half years is a average waiting period for infants and young children.
