Adopting a child in India: The Challenges.
~Preet Recently, the Supreme Court decided to consider a petition seeking to streamline the legal procedure for child adoption in India. Adoption (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021 were issued in 2021, allowing Indian diplomatic missions abroad to be in responsibility of protecting adopted children when parents go overseas with the kid within two years of adoption. There is a significant gap between adoptable children and prospective parents, which may lengthen the adoption process. According to data, while over 29,000 potential parents are eager to adopt, there are only 2,317 children available for adoption. The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) had an extraordinary increase in adoptive parents returning children after adoption between 2017 and 2019. The Ministry of Women and Child Development established the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) as a legislative organisation. It serves as the main organisation for Indian child adoption and is responsible for monitori