CARA- Central Adoption Resource Authority

What's New

RI/NRI/OCI PAPs can directly reserve a specific category normal child irrespective of their seniority from SEVEN-DAY Portal (Monday and Wednesday at 04.00 pm.)
Circular for inviting names from willing Adoptive Parents and Grown-up Adoptees interested for a Member of the Steering Committee of CARA.
"New Foster Adoption Portal is Live on CARINGS, All SARAs may instruct DCPUs to register such cases where children are already in the Foster Care with Foster Parents, subject to fulfillment of their eligibility criteria."
New Central Grievance System (CGS) is operational w.e.f. 04-08-2023. All SARAs, DCPUs, SAAs may inform to all concerned and respond to queries/grievances in a time bound manner.
Please note CARINGS referral cycle for RI/NRI/OCI & Foreigner PAPs execute twice a week i.e Tuesday at 11.00 am & Thursday at 12.00 pm.
Adoption Regulations 2022 We are delighted to share that CARA's help desk services is available from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm for *all five weekdays,*. Our counsellor and tele-executives are available at 1800-111-311. Please feel free to contact us.

Guidelines

Process Related to Adoptable Children

Adoption means a legal process that allows someone to become the parent of a child, even though the parent and child are not related by blood. But in every other way, adoptive parents are the child's parents
Procedure for
Adoption

Every resident Indian Prospective Adoptive Parent (PAP), who intends to adopt a child, shall register online in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System by filling up the application form as provided in Schedule-6 and uploading the relevant documents
Role of
Agencies & Authorities

Various recognised agencies and authorities have been assigned roles to facilitate adoption process as per Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children-2015

Toll free help line no. 1800-11-1311

Available between 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM on all working days (Mon-Fri)

carahdesk[dot]wcd[at]nic[dot]in