Vijayawada: Child adoptions come under District Child Welfare Committee scanner

Vijayawada: Krishna District Child Welfare Committee (DCWC) directed the District Child Protection Unit to rescue and produce two infants, who were taken for adoption against the Government of India's CARA guidelines by two families in Kalidindi village in Krishna district.

On receiving specific information from the police of Kalidindi village, the Child Welfare Committee, Krishna district, has conducted a spot inquiry regarding two cases of illegal adoption.

It was observed that these families have taken infants for adoption. When it was noticed by the local ICDS Supervisor and Anganwadi worker, they have warned those families against illegal adoptions and suggested them to take guidance from the Project Director of Women Development and Child Welfare department in Vijayawada.

Accordingly, those families have come to Vijayawada and contacted District Child Protection Officer, who has advised them to enter into an agreement and get it registered in local Sub Registrar office to legalise the adoption, which is a gross violation of adoption process.

According to his advice, they have registered the agreement on January 6, 2020 and January 9 respectively, said the chairman of the CWC, BVS Kumar.

The adoptions are guided by CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority), Ministry of Women Development and Child Welfare, Government of India.

As these two adoptions were not done as per the CARA guidelines, CWC directed the DCPO to immediately rescue and produce before CWC Bench for necessary orders to keep the children in Sishu Gruha.

CWC has also taken this issue to the notice of CARA and District Collector and requested the Collector to constitute an inquiry committee with Joint Collector to probe into the details of the case and to initiate action.

CWC members L Francis and L Malleswara Rao also participated in the spot inquiry at Kalidindi.