New Delhi: Of the 2,991 domestic ‘in-country’ adoptions conducted between April 2021 and March 2022, 1,698 were girls.
Take a closer look at the post 2013-14 data uploaded on the website of Central Adoption Resource AuthorityConfirms that more girls are given up for adoption in India boys,
While this indicates that more couples are voluntarily adopting girls and reflects a change in mindset, it also brings to mind the fact that there are often more girls than boys who are abandoned at birth. goes. Therefore, many of them are likely to make it to the adoption pool and be adopted. This change in mindset is visible for the last 8-10 years and remains positively strong.
data available with prison It also draws attention to the fact that the number of children available in the adoption pool is too small to match the demand for thousands of Eager Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPS). Therefore, the desire to be matched with a child regardless of gender seems to be taking a toll on the mind. PAP,
TOI has learned from reliable sources that a significant percentage of applicant prospective parents in the choice column state that they are willing to adopt a girl or a boy. Importantly, those who indicate a preference for a girl or a boy do not appear to be more demanding of boys than girls, or vice versa. Sources said this trend has strengthened over the years and is seen as a positive indicator to counter the mentality of son choice.
Meanwhile, the fact that only 2,991 adoptions were made in 2021-22 confirms that the number of children available in the adoption pool is small. Sources said the pandemic also contributed to the slowing down of the processes.
While the numbers keep changing as children keep flocking to the pool and adoptions, the latest data accessed by TOI shows that there are over 6,800 children registered with specialized adoption agencies. Kara has about 2,211 children available for adoption after completing the due process of declaring them free for adoption by this week.
Of these, only 832 are normal children and 1,379 are in the special needs category. On the other hand, there are over 28,000 PAPS registered with CARA in the domestic adoption category. In addition more than a thousand PAPS are registered for inter-country adoption.
Another major concern at hand is that adoption numbers have remained the same over the years, indicating that not all children are making it into the legal adoption system. The number of adopters in the country was 3,988 in 2014-15, 3,011 in 2015-16, 3,210 in 2016-17 and 3,276 in 2017-18. In subsequent years also, this number has been between 3,374 in 2018-19 and 2,991 in 2021-22.
Data for the last four years shows that in 2018-19, out of 3,374 children given for adoption within the country, 1,977 were girls and 1,397 were boys. Of the 3,351 adopted in the country in 2019-20, 1,938 were girls and 1,413 were boys. There were 1,856 girls and 1,286 boys out of 3,142 domestic adopters in 2020-21.
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