Question : Adoption Procedure under Juvenile Justice Act

(a) the details of the revised rules for overseas citizens for the adoption of Indian children under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015;
(b) the details of the suggestions from various States regarding the amendments to Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015;
(c) the details of the families benefited by the No Objection Certificate issued by Central Adoption Resource Authority under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, for inter-country adoptions; and
(d) the details of the allocation and release under Mission Vatsalya for the current financial year, State-wise?

(a) : The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued notification on 04.03.2021 pertaining to Overseas Citizen of India, regarding parity with Non-Resident Indians in the matter of inter-country adoption of Indian children subject to the compliance of the procedure as laid down by the competent authority for such adoption.
(b) : The Ministry of Women and Child Development received suggestions/ comments from States/UTs during the amendment process of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 which were examined. The Act was notified on 09.08.2021.
(c) : As informed by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), 27 applications from the adoptive parents were received out of which verification letters in 10 cases were received from the District Magistrates. In all such cases, CARA has forwarded the details to the receiving countries for their requisite permission.
(d) : Of the allocation of Rs. 900 crores during current financial year, details of funds released under Child Protection Service Scheme – Mission Vatsalya is at Annexure-I.


ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (D) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3269 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2021 BY SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI REGARDING ADOPTION PROCEDURE UNDER JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT


DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED TO STATEs/UTs DURING CURRENT YEAR AS ON NOVEMBER, 2021 UNDER CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES SCHEME – MISSION VATSALYA
(Rs. In lakh)
Sl. No. State 2021-22
1 Andhra Pradesh 476.46
2 Arunachal Pradesh 487.92
3 Assam 864.04
4 Bihar 607.86
5 Chattisgarh 610.95
6 Goa 3.00
7 Gujarat 697.24
8 Haryana 630.76
9 Himachal Pradesh 625.34
10 Jammu & Kashmir 422.14
11 Jharkhand 611.23
12 Karnataka 1436.31
13 Kerala 304.96
14 Madhya Pradesh 970.91
15 Maharashtra 1703.08
16 Manipur 1730.74
17 Meghalaya 1005.70
18 Mizoram 578.93
19 Nagaland 947.89
20 Orissa 1410.32
21 Punjab 172.57
22 Rajasthan 1542.75
23 Sikkim 162.20
24 Tamil Nadu 2457.23
25 Telangana 157.41
26 Tripura 286.92
27 Uttar Pradesh 1421.41
28 Uttarakhand 207.34
29 West Bengal 1558.48
30 Andaman & Nicobar Island 7.50
31 Chandigarh 162.83
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 7.50
Daman & Diu
33 Delhi 191.69
34 Lakshadweep 0.00
35 Ladakh 43.30
36 Puducherry 108.50
Total 24613.41

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