Nodal agencies for adoption
1-CARA
3- DCPU
1-CARA
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is a statutory body of Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. It functions as the nodal body for adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions.
Apply on given website with all details.
https://missionvatsalya.wcd.gov.in/
2-SARA
3- DCPU
1-CARA
SARA (State Adoption Resource Agency) is a nodal body at the state level under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, facilitating adoption processes and promoting the welfare of orphaned and abandoned children.
Find Bihar State Adoption Resource Authority details here.
https://missionvatsalya.wcd.gov.in/
3- DCPU
3- DCPU
4-SAA (Specialized Adoption Agency)
The District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) is the district-level implementing body under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) / Mission Vatsalya, functioning as per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
https://missionvatsalya.wcd.gov.in/
https://pmcaresforchildren.in/dcpulistnew
4-SAA (Specialized Adoption Agency)
4-SAA (Specialized Adoption Agency)
4-SAA (Specialized Adoption Agency)
DCPU (District Child Protection Unit) is one at each district level in state and with SAA (Specialized Adoption Agency) where orphane children lives, does home study report. Report is submitted to District Magistrate for approval for further process. Here is the link to find you SAA details.
https://missionvatsalya.wcd.gov.in/
https://carings.wcd.gov.in/Parents/searchagencynew.aspx?state=bihar
5- District Magistrate
4-SAA (Specialized Adoption Agency)
6-Block Development Officer
The District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate (ADM) is the competent authority to issue the Adoption Order.
6-Block Development Officer
4-SAA (Specialized Adoption Agency)
6-Block Development Officer
After District Magistrate approval for adoption, New Birth Certificate has to be made from block level with new adoptive parent details.
https://missionvatsalya.wcd.gov.in/
7- Passport Seva Kendra
8-AFAA (Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency)
8-AFAA (Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency)
Passport Seva Kendra assists in issuing passports for internationally adopted children, enabling adoptive parents to take them abroad legally.
https://missionvatsalya.wcd.gov.in/
8-AFAA (Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency)
8-AFAA (Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency)
8-AFAA (Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency)
Authorised Foreign Adoption Agencies (AFAA) facilitate intercountry adoptions, ensuring legal compliance, child-parent matching, and post-adoption monitoring.
https://missionvatsalya.wcd.gov.in/
https://cara.wcd.gov.in/Stakeholders/AFAA.html