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Country Code:
IN
Area:
1,967,518 sq mi (3,166,414km
2
)
Gross Domestic Product:
4,156 Billion Dollar
Population:
1,200,000,000
Intercountry adoption facts
Hague status:
Ratified
Residency requirements:
The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) does not have any residency requirement. However, some Recognized Indian Placement Agencies (RIPAs) may ask the PAPs to reside with the child for seven days in India cumulative from the time of identifying the child to the time of departure from India.
Age requirements:
PAPs should be at least 30 and no more than 55 years of age. Married couples must have a combined age of 90 years or less. These provisions may be relaxed in exceptional cases, such as the adoption of older children, sibling groups and children with special needs. However, in no case should the age of any one of the PAPs exceed 55 years. Single parents up to age 45 can adopt. PAPs should be at least 21 years older than the child.
Marriage requirement:
A married couple that has been in a stable relationship for at least 5 years. Single persons (never married, widowed, divorced) up to 45 years can also adopt.
Income requirement:
There are no income requirements for intercountry adoptions from India.
Other requirement:
The financial status and health of PAPs should be discussed in the Home Study Report.
A second adoption from India will be considered only when the legal adoption of the first child is completed, except in the case of siblings adopted at the same time.
Same sex couples are not eligible to adopt.
Country related organizations and persons
Organization
Link
Country
From
To
Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA)
Central authority of
India
Congressional trip to India
had as destination
India
Agencies operating in India
Organization
From
To
Across the World Adoptions
Adopsjonsforum
Alliance for Children, Inc. (MA)
AMARNA
Americans for International Aid and Adoption (AIAA)
Attorney-General's Department, International Family Law Branch, Australia
Bal Jagat, Children's World inc.
Bay Area Adoption Services
Children's Home Society & Family Services, Minnesota (CHSFS)
Children's Hope International (CHI)
1997-00-00
Dillon International, Inc.
Enfants de l'Espoir
Enfants du Monde (France)
Enfants Espoir du Monde
European Adoption Consultants (EAC)
Families Thru International Adoption (FTIA)
Families Thru International Adoption (FTIA)
Holt International Children's Services
Holy Cross Child Placement Agency, Inc.
2010-06-01
Illien Adoptions International, Inc.
International Christian Adoptions
International Families, Inc. (IFI)
Kuan-Yin Foundation
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Les Enfants de l'Esperance
MAPS (Maine Adoption Placement Services)
Oeuvre de l'Adoption Comite de Marseille
Rayon de Soleil de l'Enfant Etranger
The Barker Foundation
Verdens Barn - Children of the World
Wide Horizons for Children (WHFC)
Agencies placing children from India
Organization
From
To
Adoption Alliance (CO)
Adoption Horizons (CA)
Catholic Charities of Baltimore
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Heartsent Adoptions, Inc.
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
2006-07-01
2007-06-30
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
2007-07-01
2008-06-30
Partners for Adoption
Sunny Ridge Family Center
People who adopted from India
Organization
From
To
Anna Belle Illien
1980-01-01
Organizations based in India:
Adoption Agency
Organization
State/Province
City
Ashraya
Karnataka
Bangalore
Bal Vihar
Bharatiya Samaj Seva Kendra (BSSK)
Pune
Christ Faith Home for Children
Chennai
Indian Council for Social Welfare
Hyderabad
Malaysian Social Services (MSS)
Chennai
Mother's Hope, India
Dimapur - Nagaland
Preet Mandir
Maharashtra
Pune
St. Theresa's Tender Loving Care Home
Hyderabad
Adoption Facilitator
Organization
State/Province
City
Vathsalya Charitable Trust
Karnataka
Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore
Foundation
Organization
State/Province
City
Good Samaritan Evangelical Social Welfare
Satyavedu
John Abraham Memorial Bethany Home (JAMBH)
Andhra Pradesh
Hyberadad
Governmental Organization
Organization
State/Province
City
Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA)
New Delhi
Medical Clinic
Organization
State/Province
City
Akanksha infertility and IVF clinic "KAIVAL HOSPITAL"
Anand
Orphanage
Organization
State/Province
City
Action for Social Development
Andhra Pradesh
Bal Anand (World Children Welfare Trust India)
Mumbai
Bapuji Children’s Home
Karnataka
Mysore
International Mission of Hope, India (IMH)
Calcutta
Karna Prayag
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Madras Social Service Guild - MASOS GUILD
Chennai
Peace Home
Kalapatti
Peace Society: Poor Economy and Children's Education Society
Tamil Nadu
(NORTH) COIMBATORE
Precious Moments
Andhra Pradesh
Miyapur
Sahyog
Rourkela
Sishu Sadan
Choudwar, Orissa
Cases:
Abuse cases
Organization
Province
City
Girl adopted by Rajesh Sengar and Bebi Sengar
Madhya Pradesh
Indore
Child trafficking cases
Report
Date
India - misc Child trafficking cases
1995-01-01
India - Ashwini and Komal, Satara case
2005-01-01
India - Bhagya and Manjula case
1998-11-01
India - Malaysian Social Services case
2008-08-23
India - Preet Mandir case
1999-01-01
India - Sabila and Akil case
2006-03-01
India - Satheesh Kumar ("Rahul") case
1999-10-01
India - St Theresa's Tender Loving Care & Priyamvada, 3 yr old from St Theresa's TLC
2004-04-02
India - Subash (aka Ashraf) son of Sivagama and Nageshwar Rao case
1999-02-08
India - Zabeen (aka Suji) daughter of Fatima and Sali case
2000-01-01
Adoption statistics:
Adoption exports
Country from
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
United States of America
500
542
453
473
406
323
319
411
308
297
243
228
159
119
136
138
194
Italy
20
145
102
121
102
136
136
142
142
132
123
148
64
76
100
86
Spain
190
129
109
100
117
43
79
103
32
29
15
35
7
18
Canada
79
113
127
70
37
41
36
45
44
52
46
44
36
44
36
Sweden
71
75
60
37
46
44
38
56
51
37
33
23
19
2
2
Denmark
169
115
93
65
100
65
30
37
16
24
10
7
9
3
Switzerland
68
61
42
80
51
25
37
38
18
22
20
23
19
6
Germany
93
45
42
38
23
34
25
32
35
28
9
13
12
9
Australia
37
40
40
33
29
31
34
25
27
12
22
19
8
3
France
41
44
23
23
13
20
14
25
18
21
19
14
20
13
9
31
Norway
49
40
37
28
27
23
17
17
15
12
12
17
10
5
Belgium
45
28
27
29
23
28
6
6
6
15
5
4
5
4
United Kingdom
14
19
24
24
26
32
23
37
28
Netherlands
64
53
34
21
29
24
15
16
5
9
1
2
Finland
2
8
6
4
8
16
9
5
4
6
7
9
9
7
Iceland
12
26
8
7
7
2
2
4
1
1
Ireland
3
1
2
4
3
3
3
10
10
Austria
2
1
8
7
4
New Zealand
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
Luxembourg
2
3
1
2
Malta
1
Israel
1
Monaco
1
Total
1412
1500
1229
1153
1054
888
847
1007
742
696
581
596
382
328
294
233
227
This information is compiled from the figures as reported by the receiving countries.
Reports:
Reports
Document
Date
Guardians get time in adoption case of orphan children in Mysore
2013-11-09
India Partially Lifts Suspension on Acceptance of New Adoption Applications
2013-03-28
Bombay high court: Let one agency monitor adoptions
2010-07-30
Pune Preet Mandir's licence suspended
2010-06-18
Maharashtra officials linked to adoption scam: CBI
2010-05-18
Agencies need to check on kids adopted by foreigners: High court
2010-01-31
'Kids up for adoption need psychiatric screening'
2009-10-10
LSG adoptions raise stink
2009-07-06
Current India to Australia Program
2008-09-01
Judi Kloper intro
2000-01-14
IN CALCUTTA MOTHER TERESA LEFT BEHIND, MANY TOIL AGAINST HEAVY ODDS
1997-09-11
Do-it-yourself foreign adoption: agony, ecstasy
1987-10-18
The Childrens Act 1960
1985-08-01
Preet Mandir adoption racket: NGO to approach HC to expedite case
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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