Mains Question:
Q1. Given the huge mismatch between the number of people wanting to adopt children and the number of children legally available for adoption, suggest remedial measures to ensure that “orphan and abandoned children found begging on the streets are made available for adoption at the earliest”. (150 words)
Approach
- Introduction- Brief about adoption rules in India
- Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA)
- Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
- Stakeholder (Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), Ministry of Women and Child Development)
- Loopholes/Challenges
- Long and complicated process
- Eligibility issues
- Suggest remedial measures
- Streamlining of process
- Mention recent recommendation of SC
- Conclude accordingly
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