Authors : Amruta P. Wagh
Page Nos : 493-497
Description :
Adoption as a construction of a family has drawn worldwide research since three decades. India as one of the ancient countries in the Asian continent has gone through major changes in the field of adoption. In ancient period, adopting a male child for performing last rites after the death of adopted parents. Now a day’s India focused on finding home for abandoned, orphan and surrendered children. These children were institutionalized and eventually placed for domestic and inter-country adoption. In India child is adopted in two ways i. e. under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956 and under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Now a days, important changes have happened in the field of adoption. There are two types of adoption i. e. In-country adoption (Domestic adoption) and Inter-country adoption. After brief history on adoption we focused on procedure of adoption and how the child welfare committee play major role in adoption and what are the CARA guidelines regarding adoption.
