Central Adoption Resource AuthorityMinistry of Women & Child DevelopmentGovernment of India

Training Programmes undertaken during Oct 22 to June 2023

Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations, 2022

S. No.	Details	State	Date
1	Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations	Jammu & Kashmir Leh & Ladakh	11/04/2023
2	Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations	Kerala	20/04/2023
3	Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations	Odisha	21/04/2023
4	Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations	Madhya Pradesh	12/05/2023
5	Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations	Jharkhand	19/05/2023
6	Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations	Uttar Pradesh	26/05/2023
7	Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations	Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal and Sikkim	09/06/2023
8	Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations	Bihar	16/06/2023
9	Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations	Uttarakhand	23/06/2023
10	Refresher Trainings on Adoption Regulations	Rajasthan	30/06/2023

Trainings in collaboration with State Government and NIPCCD

S. No.	Details	Place	Medium	Date
1	Refresher Training Programme onAdoption Regulations 2022 (Physical)	NIPCCD, HQ	Offline	18/04/2023
2	Consultation Meet for Chairpersons and Members of Child Welfare Committees (16–17 May, 2023)	NIPCCD HQ	Offline	17/05/2023
3	One Day State Orientation Programme on New Adoption Guidelines	SARA Odisha	SARA Odisha	03/06/2023
4	Induction Training for Newly Recruited Chairpersons and Members of Child Welfare Committees of Jammu and Kashmir (12 – 24 June, 2023)	NIPCCD HQ	Offline	16/06/2023
5	Induction Training for Newly Recruited Chairpersons and Members of Child Welfare Committees of Jammu and Kashmir (12 – 24 June, 2023)	NIPCCD HQ	Offline	19/06/2023
6	Training Programme organized by Rashtriya Sewa Bharati on 10th -11th June, 2023	Rashtriya Sewa Bharati, Indore	Offline	11/06/2023

A zone-wise virtual training for Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) on MER and classification of Special needs (as per Schedule III &IV) by Professor Dr. Sheffali Gulati, Chief, Child Neurology Division, Department of Paediatrics, AIIMS News Delhi was organized by CARA

S. No.	Details	Date
1	North Zone Chandigarh NCT of Delhi Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Punjab Rajasthan	6/04/2023
2	East Zone Bihar Jharkhand Odisha Sikkim West Bengal	10/04/2023
3	North –East Zone Arunachal Pradesh Assam Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura	10/04/2023
4	West Zone & Central Zone Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Goa Gujarat Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttrakhand	17/04/2023
5	South Zone Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Kerala Lakshdweep Puducherry Tamil Nadu Telangana Andaman and Nicobar	20/04/2023

1. State Orientation (In-person Trainings)

S. No.	Details	Date
1	Pune, Maharashtra	18/10/2022 & 19/10/2022
2	Kolkata, West Bengal	21/10/2022 & 22/10/2022
3	Raipur, Chhattisgarh	25/11/ 2022
4	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala	25/11/2022
5	Puducherry	02/12/2022
6	Jammu, UT of J&K	19/12/ 2022
7	Patna, Bihar	27/01/2023
8	Guwahati, Assam	02/03/2023
9	Aizawl, Mizoram	10/3/2023
10	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	10/03/2023 and 11/03/2023

2. Adoptive Families and Prospective Adoptive Families Meet, November

S. No.	Details	Date
1	Bengaluru, Karnataka	19/11/2022
2	Mumbai, Maharashtra	20/11/2022
3	UT of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	25/11/2022
4	Raipur, Chhattisgarh	26/11/2022
5	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala	26/11/ 2022
6	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	26/11/ 2022
7	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	30/11/2022

3. Visits/inspection

S. No.	Details	Agency	Date
1	Tinsukia, Assam	Shanti Seva Ashram	01/06/2022
2	Ranchi, Jharkhand	Karuna N M O	2/6/2022 and 3/06/2022
3	Ranchi, Jharkhand	Sahyog Village	2/6/2022 and 3/06/2022
4	Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh	Warne Baby Fold	31/10/2022 and 1/11/2022
5	Mumbai, Maharashtra	St. Catherines Home	22/11/2022
6	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala	Kerala State Council for Child Welfare	26/11/ 2022
7	Bhopal, MP	Udaan Social Welfare Development Organization Bhopal	29/11/2022
8	Bhopal, MP	Sewa Bharti Matriya Chhaya Indore	29/11/2022
9	Puducherry	Cluny Children's Home	03/12/2022
10	District Khurda, Orissa	Subhadra Mahatab Seva Sadan	08/12/2022
11	District Puri, Orissa	Nilachal Seva Pratisthan	09/12/2022
12	Jalandhar, Punjab	Missionaries of Charity	06/01/2023
13	Jalandhar, Punjab	Bhai Ghanayya Ji Charitable Trust (Regd.), Unique Home,	06/01/2023
14	Paharganj, Delhi	Sewa Bharti Matri Chhaya, Paharganj	25/01/2023
15	District Gorakhpur,Uttar Pradesh	Asian Sahyogi Sanstha India	03/02/2023 and 04/02/2023
16	Bhagalpur, Bihar	Ramnandi Devi Hindu Anathalaya, Bhagalpur and Meeting with CWC Bhagalpur	7/2/2023
17	Mumbai, Thane, Mumbai Suburban - Maharashtra	Review meeting of CWC of three districts –Thane, Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban	13/02/2023
18	Jalandhar, Punjab	Nari Niketan	23/02/2023
19	Jalandhar, Punjab	Bhai Ghanayya Ji Charitable Trust (Regd.), Unique Home Meeting with CWC Members, DM, DCPU	24/02/2023
20	Kamrup Metro, Assam	CCW (Shishugreh)	01/03/2023
21	Kamrup Metro, Assam	Matri Mandir	01/03/2023
22	Solapur, Maharashtra	N.W.B. Balakashram	03/03/2023
23	Solapur, Maharashtra	N.W.B. Balakashram	03/03/2023
24	District Aizawl	Sunshine society for children	10/03/2023
25	Prayagraj	Rajkiya Bal Grih, DCPU Prayagraj, CWC Prayagraj	21/03/2023
26	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Amulya (G) Shushu Greh	28/03/2023
27	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Mathruchhaya, M/S Canara Bank Relief And Welfare Society	28/03/2023
28	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Amrutha Shishu Nivasa	28/03/2023
29	Bengaluru, Karnataka	St. Michaels Home	29/03/2023
30	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Shishu Mandir	29/03/2023
31	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Bal Aasha Trust	--

4. Trainings in collaboration with MWCD, NIPCCD State Governments and In-house trainings

S. No.	Description	State/Organiser	Mode	Date of Event
1	State level Orientation programme for DM/ADM	SARA	Offline	31/05/2022
2	Fifth Meeting of the Special Commission (SC) on the practical operation of the 1993 Adoption Convention	HCCH	Offline	04-08/07/2022
3	Consultation meet with SARA Delhi on developing Foster Care Module	CARA	Offline	13/07/2022
4	An orientation programme on Ethics of Adoption for the Tele-Counsellors and CARA officials by Dr. Neelima Mehta.	CARA	Offline	25/07/2022
5	Webinar by Hon’ble Minister of MWCD	MWCD	Offline	18/08/2022
6	Webinar on salient features of New Adoption Regulations, 2022 with Stakeholders of all States/UTs	CARA	Offline	02/09/2022
7	Zone wise Orientation Programme and Dissemination on Adoption Regulations 2022 on	CARA	Offline	6/09/2022 to 19/09/2022 (20 sessions in total)
8	Regional Consultation on JJ Amendment Act 2021 and Rules 2022, and Adoption Regulations 2022 for DMs/ADMs, CWCs and DCPUs.	NIPCCD HQ	Offline	20/09/2022 to 30/09/2022
9	Workshop on Mission Vatsalya, JJ Amendment Act 2021 & JJ Model Rules 2022 & Adoption Regulations 2022 at Shillong, Meghalaya	CARA, NIPCCD HQ and Gov. of Meghalaya	Offline	7/10/2022
10	Training Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 for DCPOs held at Haryana Institute of Public Administration	Gurugram, Haryana	Offline	21/10/2022
11	Orientation Programme on Recent Amendments in JJ Act and Adoption Regulation 2022	NIPCCD regional Centre, Mohali	Offline	15/11/ 2022
12	Orientation Training on Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021 & Model Amendment Rules, 2022 and Adoption Regulations, 2022 for Functionaries of CCIs	NIPCCD HQ	Offline	24/11/2022
13	Workshop on Mission Vatsalya, JJ Amendment Act 2021 & JJ Model Rules 2022 & Adoption Regulations 2022 at Shillong, Meghalaya	CARA, NIPCCD HQ and Gov. of Meghalaya	Offline	7/10/2022
14	Adoptive Families and PAPs meet	West Bengal SARA	Offline	17/12/ 2022
15	Sensitization Programme on Promotion of Legal Adoption for Members of Child Welfare Committee, Functionaries of DCPUs and SAAs	NIPCCD HQ	Offline	26/12/2022- 27/12/2022
16	Induction Training for the newly appointed Chairpersons and members of CWC (UT of Leh and Ladakh)	NIPCCD HQ	Offline	03/01/2023- 04/01/2023
17	Consultation Meet on Good Practices adopted by States/ UTs on effective implementation of Mission Vatsalya-reg.	NIPCCD HQ	Offline	01/02/2023- 02/02/2023
18	3 days Induction Training for the newly appointed Chairpersons and members of CWC	Bhubanes war, Odisha	Offline	06/02/2023
19	Induction Training fort Newly Recruited Chairperson and Members of CWCs in two batches; [First batch January 30 - February 11, 2023]	NIPCCD, Guwahati	Offline	06/02/2023
20	Division level Orientation Programme on Juvenile Justice Amendment Act, 2021, Model Rules, 2022 and Adoption Regulations, 2022	Women and Child Developme nt Departmen t, Haryana, Faridabad	Offline	20/02/2023
21	Division level Orientation Programme on Juvenile Justice Amendment Act, 2021, Model Rules, 2022 and Adoption Regulations, 2022	Women and Child Developme nt Departmen t, Haryana, Gurgaon	Offline	21/02/2023
22	State Orientation and Training Programme on New Adoption Regulations	Madhya Pradesh	Offline	16/03/2023 and 17/03/2023
23	State level training on Adoption Regulations, 2022- Tripura State sponsored	Tripura SARA	Offline	29/03/2023

5. Student’s Visit

S.No.	College	Mode	Date of Event
1	Department of Social Work, Loyola College, Chennai	Offline	21/12/2022
2	Law students of JIMS Engineering Management Technical Campus (JEMTEC)	Offline	15/12/2022

Training Programmes undertaken during 2022-23

S. No.	Training Programme	Place/State	Date of Programme	No. of Participants
1	The Online Orientation on New Adoption Regulations 2022 with State Governments	All States	02nd September, 2022	100
2	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Delhi	06th September, 2022	45
3	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh	06th September, 2022	101
4	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Jammu and Kashmir and Leh	07th September, 2022	37
5	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Bihar	07th September, 2022	100
6	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh	08th September, 2022	66
7	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Rajasthan	08th September, 2022	101
8	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Jharkhand	09th September, 2022	55
9	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Uttar Pradesh	09th September, 2022	101
10	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Maharashtra and Goa	12th September, 2022	101
11	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands	12th September, 2022	55
12	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Karnataka	13th September, 2022	90
13	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Madhya Pradesh	13th September, 2022	113
14	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Tripura	14th September, 2022	101
15	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Gujarat, Dadar Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadeep	14th September, 2022	75
16	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Kerala	15th September, 2022	65
17	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Orissa	15th September, 2022	114
18	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	West Bengal	16th September, 2022	70
19	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Telangana	16th September, 2022	85
20	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Andhra Pradesh	19th September, 2022	55
21	The State Orientation Programme on Adoption Regulations 2022 held through virtual Mode	Chattisgarh	19th September, 2022	53

Training programmes undertaken during 2020-21

S. No.	Training Programme	Place/State	Date of Programme	No. of Participants
1	Adoptive Parents & Prospective Adoptive Parents Meet	Kolkata (WB)	18th January, 2020	150
2	Three Days Residential Training Workshop for Social Workers in Uttar Pradesh	NIPCCD, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh	20th to 22nd January 2020	71
3	Three Days Residential Training Workshop for Social Workers in Maharashtra	Pune, Maharashtra	11th to 13th February 2020	100
4	Adoptive Parents & Prospective Adoptive Parents Meet.	Pune (Maharashtra)	14th February, 2020	200
5	Three Days Residential Training Workshop for Social Workers in Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	4th to 6th March 2020	100
6	Training of Judicial Officers on adoption under J.J. Act 2015	Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack, Odisha	7th March, 2020	50

S.No.	Description	Date of Programme	No.of Participants
1	Webinar with the States & UTs to review the Adoption Programme in the country. Issues of childcare and adoption procedure amid the prevalent situation of COVID 19 pandemic were deliberated upon.	22nd May 2020	All states and UTs
2	In continuance to the discussion held on 22 May 20, with the States & UTs for review of adoption process and to devise new protocols and procedure for resumption of the process, CARA organised another webinar on 26 May 2020 with stakeholders and experts of different fields.	26th May 2020	Field Experts
3	Webinar with Caucus of AFAA's from USA as part of the National Council for Adoption Conference.	24th June 2020	12 AFAAs
4	Webinar Hague Convention - On Report of Working Group Meeting on Prevention and Addressing Illicit Practices in Inter-country Adoption. (Organized by HUUCH)	8th July to 10th July 2020	03
5	Webinar with Central Authority of Italy.	23th July 2020	13
6	Webinar on the importance of SAA-CCI Linkage to facilitate the adoption of older children.	28th July 2020	155
7	Orientation on Adoption Programme for staff of Ministry of Women and Child Development.	16th August 2020	47
8	Webinar on Addressing the Issues and Challenges faced by the Child Welfare Committee amid COVID-19 Pandemic. The webinar saw active participation by different States/UT's.	20th August 2020	177
9	Training on the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Adoption Regulations, 2017 in the state of Haryana.	26th August 2020	48
10	Training and Orientation program for the social workers of the high commission of Singapore.	26th August 2020	05
11	Webinar for 39 CWCs of Maharashtra on Addressing the Issues and Challenges faced by them amid the Covid19 Pandemic.	23rd September 2020	100
12	A Webinar on “Strengthening the Adoption Program in the North Eastern States” was organized.	5th October 2020	165
13	Webinar on training session on CARINGS portal in the state of Andhra Pradesh.	8th & 9th October 2020	50
14	Virtual Training of Social Workers of the 7 North Eastern States of India including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland.	12th October 2020 to 15th October 2020.	118
15	Webinar on CARINGS in the state of Maharashtra.	22nd October 2020	55
16	Web Lecture on Adoption Laws	10th November 2020	250
17	Online Training on "Adoption under Juvenile Justice Act 2015" for Maharashtra Judicial Academy.	10th & 11th November 2020	247
18	Virtual Training of Social Workers of selected Northern States & Union Territories including Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Puducherry, Punjab, Uttarakhand.	9th to 12th November 2020	100
19	Web Lecture on Process of Adoption	17th November 2020	746
20	Training on CARINGS for selected Northern States & Union Territories.	18th November 2020	88
21	Webinar with the States and UTs on Adoption of Divyang and Older Children chaired by Shri. Ram Mohan Mishra, Secretary, MWCD	19th November 2020	63
22	#MyStory – Interactive Session on sharing experiences of Adoptive Parents and Adoptees	24th November 2020	1664
23	Question & Answer Session on Facebook	25th November 2020	5581
24	Web Lecture on Mental Preparedness for Adoption	27th November 2020	625
25	Dissemination of Videos of Counselling Sessions recorded by NIMHANS on Counselling of Adoptive Families	27th to 29th November 2020	428
26	Virtual Meet of Sub-committee of Training of Mental Health Professionals	4th December 2020	10
27	International Webinar “Adoption across Borders : Sharing of Experiences” chaired by Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon’ble Cabinet Minister, MWCD	8th December 2020	46 (12 CAs, 3 Embassies & 14 IDMs)
28	Virtual Training of Social Workers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan	14th to 17th December 2020	140
29	Virtual Training of Social Workers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan	14th to 17th December 2020	140
30	Training on CARINGS of Social Workers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan	22nd December 2020	75
31	Training on CARINGS of Social Workers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan	22nd December 2020	75
32	Training by Chhattisgarh SARA for CWC Chairpersons and Members.	7th January 2021	90
33	Training by Chhattisgarh SARA DCPOs, SAA and CCI Superintendent, Managers and Co-ordinators.	8th January 2021	60
34	Virtual Celebration of Annual Day of CARA in the gracious presence of Secretary MWCD, and Joint Secretary, MWCD	15th January 2021	In-House CARA