India will soon have dedicated officials at the Indian Missions overseas to follow-up and check on children who are adopted and go abroad. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has reached out to the Ministry of External Affairs to instate `dedicated nodal officers` who will monitor the adoption process and then the well-being of Indian children adopted abroad. India`s Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani has also spoken to External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on the issue. Many of the adoptive parents are of Indian origin or non-resident Indians with relatives living in India. As per the current practice, the Central Adoption Resource Authority liaisons with various regional foreign registration offices to process 400 prospective foreign adoptions yearly. The Ministry is also looking at “more options” for parents and children and has addressed some structural loopholes to children from northeast India finding potential parents in similar socio-economic conditions. The ministry has received “some complaints on out-country adoptions. The new arrangements will “reduce delay and help ensure the safety of children even after adoption.”
India will soon have dedicated officials at the Indian Missions overseas to follow-up and check on children who are adopted and go abroad. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has reached out to the Ministry of External Affairs to instate `dedicated nodal officers` who will monitor the adoption process and then the well-being of Indian children adopted abroad. India`s Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani has also spoken to External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on the issue. Many of the adoptive parents are of Indian origin or non-resident Indians with relatives living in India. As per the current practice, the Central Adoption Resource Authority liaisons with various regional foreign registration offices to process 400 prospective foreign adoptions yearly. The Ministry is also looking at “more options” for parents and children and has addressed some structural loopholes to children from northeast India finding potential parents in similar socio-economic conditions. The ministry has received “some complaints on out-country adoptions. The new arrangements will “reduce delay and help ensure the safety of children even after adoption.”
