Question : DEVELOPMENT OF ADOPTION SERVICES



(a) whether the Centre has urged the State Governments to play a proactive role in developing adoption services;

(b) if so, the response of the State Government thereto;

(c) the names of the States who have set up State Adoption Cells and State Advisory Boards on Adoption;

(d) the guidelines issued by the Union Government to the States to streamline the adoptions and to stop the illegal adoptions to the State Governments;

(e) the details of the financial assistance given to the Non-governmental Organizations for providing adoption services; and

(f) the main role of NGOs in this regard?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT (DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA)

(a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

The Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of Starred Question No. 160 for 27.02.03 regarding Development of Adoption Services.

(a) Yes Sir.

(b) The State Governments have been taking steps to streamline and supervise the Adoption Programme in their respective States.

(c) The States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have constituted Adoption Cells while the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Hayana, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have set up State Advisory Boards on Adoption.

(d) Guidelines on in-country Adoptions were issued for the first time in the year 1998. Since then, a number of circulars have been issued to the State Governments by the Ministry to streamline the procedure involved in adoption and also to stop illegal adoption.

(e) A statement giving the requisite details is at Annexure.

(f) The main role of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) is to provide service to orphans and destitute children and to promote in-country adoptions.

Annexure

Statement Referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 160 for 27.02.2003 raised by Shri A. Venkatesh Naik and Shri Ramsheth Thakur regarding development of adoption services

State-wise details of NGOs receiving grant under the Scheme of Assistance to Homes for Children (Shishu Greh) to Promote In-country Adoption during the year 2001-2002.

(in Rupees)
No. Name of the Organisation Financial Years 2001-2002 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1 Oju Welfare Association, Ita Nagar 533,700.00 Sub Total 533,700.00 ASSAM 1 Sreemanta Sankar Mission, Nagaon 172,125.00 2 Helal Sangha Community Centre, Karimganj 151,686.00 Sub Total 323,811.00 DELHI 1 Sewa Bharti, Jhandewalan 466,650.00 Sub Total 466,650.00 HARYANA 1 Haryana State Council for Child Welfare, Chandigarh 223,650.00 2 SOS Children`s Villages Association, Panchkula 354,452.00 Sub Total 578,102.00 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1 H.P. State Council for Child Welfare, Shimla 191,803.00
Sub Total 191,803.00
KARNATAKA
1 Jayanthi Gram Women & Children Welfare 252,000.00 Association, Bizapur
Sub Total 252,000.00
KERALA
1 Dinasevanasabha, Pattuvam, Kannur 232,200.00 2 Kerala State Council for Child Welfare 278,290.00 Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram 3 Holy Angel`s Foundling Home, Thrissur 161,325.00 4 Ananda Bhavan (Foundling Home), Palakkad 198,598.00
Sub Total 870,413.00
MADHYA PRADESH
1 Shri Banke Bihari Kunj Bahuuddeshiya 518,850.00 Mahila Kalyan Samiti, Bhind
Sub Total 518,850.00
MAHARASHTRA
1 Adharashram, Nashik 707,100.00 2 Bal Vikas Mahila Mandal, Latur 512,100.00 3 Dnyan Gangotri Education Society, Latur 516,150.00 4 Pankaj Bahuddeshiya Shikshan Sanstha, Bhandara 933,300.00 5 District Probation and After Care Assocation 496,800.00 Kolhapur 6 Vatsalya Trust, Mumbai 453,533.00 7 Sandhi Niketan Shikshan Sanstha, Nanded 493,900.00 8 Smt. Narsabai Mahila Mandal, Nanded 452,700.00 9 District Probation & After Care Association 513,337.00 Ahmed Nagar 10 Jyotiba Phule Seva Trust, Nanded 526,950.00 11 Shri Ganesh Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Latur 497,250.00 12 Jaishree Sushikshit Berojgar Mahila Mandal 172,125.00 Nagpur 13 Rohini Kalyankari Mahila Mandal, Bhandara 329,719.00 14 SAKAR (Society for Adoption Knowledge, 69,398.00 Awareness & Resource), Auranagabad
Sub Total 6,674,362.00
MANIPUR
1 Social Reformotion & Development Organisation 479,700.00 Leikai, Imphal (East) 2 Community Development Programme Centre 479,700.00 Thoubal 3 Tear Fund India Committee On Relief and 172,125.00 Rehabilitation Service, Churachandpur 4 Integrated Women and Children Development 172,125.00 Centre (IWCDC), Imphal
Sub Total 1,303,650.00
MIZORAM
1 International Poor Children, Aizawl 525,600.00
Sub Total 525,600.00
ORISSA
1 Subhadra Mehtab Seva Sadan, Khurda 241,200.00 2 Banabasi Seva Samiti, Kandhamal (Phulbani) 512,100.00 3 Lutheran Mahila Samity, Kendrapara 504,000.00 4 Maharshi Dayananda Service Mission 229,050.00 Dhenkanal 5 Anatha Parityakta Balashram, Nayagarh 418,725.00
Sub Total 1,905,075.00
RAJASTHAN
1 Shri Karni Nagar Vikas Samiti, Kota 547,200.00 2 Madhu Smriti Mahila and Bal Kalyan Utthan 493,200.00 Sansthan, Kota
Sub Total 1,040,400.00
TAMILNADU
1 Malaysian Social Services, Chennai 291,600.00
Sub Total 291,600.00
TRIPURA
1 Tripura State Council for Child Welfare 266,850.00 Agartala 2 Tripura State Council for Child Welfare 69,038.00 Nutan Nagar, Agartala (west)
Sub Total 335,888.00
WEST BENGAL
1 Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission, Barrackpore 161,325.00 2 Vivekananda Welfare and Development Society 69,488.00 Kolkata
Sub Total 230,813.00
GRAND TOTAL 16,042,717.00