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CENTRAL ADOPTION RESOURCE AUTHORITY

ADOPTION CONNECT

Volume 1, Issue 1

July-September 2015

Under Ministry of Women and Child Development

M i n i s t r y o f W ome n & C h i l d De v e l o pme n t

“Adopt ion, whether do me stic

or internat ional, serves

chi ldren's interests better than

any form of state -sponsored

care. However in India, i t i s

perceived as a cumberso me and

complicated procedure.

At CARA, we are proact ive ly

working towards changing this

perception and increasing

awareness about adopt ion

through proposed innovative

init iat ives:

By amending our Guidelines Governing

Adoption of Children w.e.f. 01.08.2015.

Use of IT to make adoption transparent

and hassle-free through our upgraded

CARINGS.

Recently, we held one Master Training

Programme and also other regional

meetings.

We have initiated this Newsletter so that

we are more in touch with each other

and our readers have updated

information on all our activities. Despite

being a small organization we are

striving hard to achieve our objectives in

as transparent manner as possible. We

request the help and co-operation of all

our partners. ”

From the desk of

secretary (cara)

“CARA and adoption are number one on my priority list. I

have zero tolerance for delays in the process of adoption and we

are continuously working towards bringing down the time taken in

the adoption process to four months. Soon, we will have fostering

coming in. We also have revamped CARINGS to make it more

interactive. District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) are going to

play a crucial role in the new system as the supporting agency to

all the adoption agencies.”

Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Hon’ble Minister,

Women & Child Development

Dr. Veerendra Mishra,

Member Secretary, CARA Smt. Stuti Kacker, an Indian Administrative Service Officer of

the 1978 batch (Uttar Pradesh cadre) joins as Chairperson, CARA.

Love, warmth,

protection and

care: Adoption is a

joy to share…

Dil Se…

Hon’ble Minister Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi chairs National Familiarization Programme for

States/UTs on New Adoption Guidelines held on 18th August 2015

State Orientation Programmes

The Union Minister

for Women & Child

Development,

Smt. Maneka Sanjay

Gandhi addressing

the National

Familiarization

Programme for

States/UTs on New

Adoption Guidelines,

in New Delhi on

August 18, 2015.

The Secretary,

Ministry of Women

and Child

Development, Shri V.

Somasundaran, the

Addl. Secretary,

Ministry of Women

and Child

Development Nutan

Guha Biswas, the

Chairperson of

CARA, Smt. Stuti

Kacker, and

Secretary CARA Shri

Veerendra Mishra

are also seen.

LEFT TO RIGHT – 1) Veerendra Mishra, Secretary,

CARA addresses State-Orientation Programme in

Chandigarh, Haryana; 2) Mr. B. K. Sahu, Deputy

Director, Policy, Plan and In-country Adoption

(CARA), lights a lamp as he inaugurates a training

session for local Adoption Agencies in Kerala; 3)

Mrs. C. Saraswathi, Deputy Director, Inter-country

Adoption (CARA) with the officials of State

Adoption Resource Authority (SARA), Madurai

attended a training programme on CARINGS.

EVENTS &

TRAININGS

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7 Steps to In-Country Adoption

ADOPTION DIARY

“Adoption gave us a purpose

to Live” : Bharath C J and Mandakini S B

It was first week of January

2012. Baby looked at my wife

with a deep sharp look

without much blinking. She

kept on looking. Tears of joy

filled our eyes. That look

changed our lives forever!

She was nearly a four-month

baby, wrapped from head to

toe, brought in front of us by

a social worker at the

adoption agency. The first

look of the baby gave us all

the happiness we had ever

longed for. Today she is

growing with us as our

proud daughter Ambhrini.

We wish for nothing more in

this life, from God.

With the blessings of elders

we got married in June 2002.

Both of us are from middle

class South Indian families.

After few years of marriage,

when my wife did not

conceive, we consulted few

fertility experts in

Bangalore. We spent a

fortune on procedures,

which resulted in nothing

but pain, suffering, huge

body changes due to

artificial injections of

hormones and financial loss.

Thanks to the support from

our elders, family and

friends we decided to adopt

a baby. We registered for

adoption with an agency in

Bangalore. We were very

anxious as there was no

child to match with us. We

were suggested to look for

availability of baby from

other agencies.

When we contacted

another agency, we got

positive vibes. The

Authorities asked us to

send documents and within

next few months we got

information that a legally

free baby was available for

adoption. Our Home Study

was done by a Bangalore

based adoption agency. On

completing the

documentation part, we

were asked to come and

visit agency to take a look

at the baby.

We reached there in the

first week of 2012. The

team was very supportive

and helped us to go

through Medical

Examination, Court

procedures and rest of the

formalities. In third week

of January, we were given

our dream, our baby on

foster care and we

travelled back to

Bangalore with all the

happiness in the world. In

April 2012, we again

travelled to complete

adoption registration.

Ambhrini is a very

intelligent, sensitive and

wonderful baby. She is

very quick to learn and is

very playful twenty four

hours a day.

We sincerely thank

CARA and its entire

team from the bottom of

our hearts for giving us a

purpose to live!

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TidBit - INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION

(Left to Right: 1). Tara shows-off her trophy and medal; 2). Tara with

Mr. Simon Coveney Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Marine and Defence.,

Ireland.

Tara was adopted from

India at the age of 3.5 years

under CARA’s inter-country

adoption programme. She

arrived in Ireland on the

memorable Valentines’ Day

ten years ago. Since then she

has brought immense joy to

her parents. Tara recently

made all of us proud with

her stunning feat as she

stood first in all Girls

Youth at the Ocean to

City River Rowing Race, a

friendly race held as part of

the Cork Harbour Festival,

Ireland.

A story shared by Tara’s parents

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4 ADOPTION CONNECT

Invitees for The (TOT) on Adoption Training of Trainers CARINGS at CARA

S. No

Name Designation Organization Address Phone/ Fax/ Email Mobile No

Andhra Pradesh

1 Ms. Sreedevi Programme Officer,

SARA

SARA, Andhra Pradesh 2nd Floor, Swarnajayanthi Complex, Ameerpet,

Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh

Ph:040-23730520

Fax

Email adoptionandhra@gmail.com

9553868877

2 Mr. Vijay

Kumar

DCPO DCPO, Vijayawada,

Andhra Pradesh

# 40-9/1-31, Swetcha Plaza, 1st Floor, , near Benz

Circle, Vijaywada- 520010

Ph:0866- 2493197

Fax

Email: dcpukrishna@gmail.com

9441400525

Assam

3 Ms. Archana

Shanti Verma

Programme

Manager, Sara

SARA, Assam O/o. State Child Protection Society 1st Floor,

House No. 46, Survey Bus Stop, Beltola,

Guwahati-781028 Assam

Ph:0361-2229275

Fax

Email:scpsassam@gmail.com,

sarascps10@gmail.com

9864483226

4. Mr. SavioLakra Programme Manger

Training

SCPS, Assam #46, State, Child Protection society, Beltola, Bus

stop, survey, Beltola Guwahati- 28

Ph:

Fax

Email: saviolakra@gmail.com

09085854879

5 Ms. Anamika

Das

Coordinator Indian Council for Child

Welfare, Assam State

Branch, Assam

GNB Road, Ambari,

Pin Code 781001

Assam

Ph: 0361-2543277

Fax

Email: iccwasb@rediffmail.com

09864156663,

080110095,

03612543277,

0361-2543277

Bihar

6. Mr. Brajesh

Kumar

Program Manager SARA, Bihar 2 Floor, ApanaGharBhawan,

Punaichak,

Bailey Road, Patna-800023, Bihar

Ph:91-612-2545033

Fax

Email: biharsara@gmail.com;

Brajesh1098@gmail.com

9955404688

Chattisgarh

7.

Sh. Asim Dutta PM(CNP) Officer In-Charge in the

Department of

WCD, Government of

Chattisgarh

SCPS Ph:

Fax

Email : sunilicps@yahoo.com

07771222006

8 RamsharanCho

uksey

Program Officer DWCD Department Of Women

& child IInd floor,

IndrawatiBawan,Raipur(

C.G)

Ph: 0771-2220006

Fax

Email: ramsharanchouksey@gmail.com

9827977752,758776230

7

Chandigarh

9. Ms. Bisman

Ahuja

Program Manager SARA UT Child Protection Society,

sector 19-B, 1048

Chandigarh

Ph: 8146844121/0172254800

Fax

Email:

pm.utcps@hotmail.com

Pm.utcps@rediffmail.comutcpschandigarh@gmail.com

08146844121

Delhi

10

Ms. Lakshmi

Mehandiratta

Programme

Manager

SARA o/o Dept. of W&CD Govt. of

NCT of delhi, 1, canning

lane, Kasturba Gandhi Marg,

New Delhi- 110001

Ph: 23073416

Fax

Email: saraarcdelhi@gmail.com

09873772311

11

SeemaKhandelk

ar

Executive Director Children Of World (

RIPA)

Plot No-5 PSP Pocket, Sec-8,

Dwarka, New Delhi-1100075

Ph: 011-25364467

Fax

Email: saraarcdelhi@gmail.com, cwd@cwdIndia.onmicrosoft.com,

cwd.children@gmail.com

9810821703,

8744855034

12

Shivani

Chauhan

Program Officer SARA- Delhi, Deptt. Of

Women & Child

Development.

Deptt of WCD, Govt of NCT

Of Delhi, 1 Canning lane,

K.G May, New Delhi-

110001

Ph:011-23073416

Fax

Email: saraarcdelhi@gmail.com, shivani.rathour@gmail.com

9968702709

Gujarat

13 Mr. Yugnesh

Patel

Programmer Officer SARA Gujarat Gujarat

Gujarat State Child Protection Society,

Block 19/3rd floor ,Dr. JivrajMehta Bhavan

Sector : 10/A

Gandhinagar-382010, Gujarat

Ph:079-2323422

Fax

Email: sara.gujrat@gmail.com

No:9428606084

14. Mr. Sandeep

Parmar

Superintendent Mathru Chaya,

Nadiad,Gujarat, SAA

Matrichhaya Orphanage, vaishali Road, Nadiad-

387002

Ph: 0268-2558193

Fax

Email:matru_28dec@yahoo.co.in

09898011622

Haryana

15 Ms. Shelly

Mittal

Program Manager SARA SARA, Haryana, Sugar Fed Building, Bays no.

49-52, 2nd floor, sector-2, Panchkula, Haryana

Ph:

Fax

Email: Sara.icps@gmail.com

09592104500

16 Mr. Sudhir Kant

Sharma

Project Officer Haryana State Council

for child Welfare,

Haryana

Directorate of Woman & Child Development,

Himachal Pradesh, Shimla- 171001

Ph: 0177-2629731

Fax

Email: poonamsood45@yahoo.co.in

09416326751,

Himachal Pradesh

16. H.S Dhatwalia Program Manager SARA O/o. Directorate of Women & Child

Development

Ph:0177-2629731

Fax

09418686593

Cedar House, Near Himachal Pradesh l,

Shimla -171001,

Email: hsdhatwalia@gmail.com

Jharkhand

17 Ms.

BabitaHambram

Programme Manger SARA Jharkhand Dept. of Social Welfare

Women & Child Development

O/o. Jharkhand State Child Protection

Society

Engineer’s Hostel, 2nd Floor, Sector-3,

Dhurwa, Ranchi-4

Ph:

Fax

Email: sara.jharkhand@rediffmail.com

9905340627

18. Md. Altaf Khan Manger Sahyog Village,

Jharkhand

At- Dugdugia, Hutar,

PU- Khunti- 835210,

Dist- Khunti ( Jharkhand)

Ph: 0652-82528291720

Fax

Email: sahyog89@gmail.com

9801117854

Karnataka

19. Smt.M.CShylaj

a

Programme

Manager

SARA,ICPS

DWCD, Govt. Of

Karnataka

O/o Directorate of Women Child

Development Deptt. Govt. of Karnataka

Ist Floor, M.S. Building, Dr. Ambedkar`, Veedhi

Karnataka-560001, Bangalore

Ph: 080-22879382

Fax

Email: icpssarkar@gmail.com

9986474749,

9945045558

20 Mrs. Malathi

Mohan

Social Worker Canara Bank Relief

Welfare Society, 27th

cross, Banashankali, IInd

stage, Bangalore-70,

karnataka

Canara Bank Relief and Welfare Society

Sevakshetra Hospital Rd. 27th Cross

Banashankari II Stage

Bangalore - 560 070

Karnataka,

Ph: 08026713421,

Fax08026713421

Email: mathruchayam@gmail.com

9342069638

Kerala

21. Mr. Nijo

Sebastian

Program Manager SARA Manager, Kerala Rajagiri College of Social

Sciences

Rajagiri P.O.,

ErrakulamKalamassery

-683104

Kerala

Ph: 0484- 2540727

Fax

Email: keralasara@gmail.com

09747499612,

22

Ms.

DivyaChandran.

P

Social Worker St.Joseph Foundling

Home

c/o St. Vincent, Home

Convent road, Kozhikode-1

Ph:

Fax

Email: divyaanju16@gmail.com/st.josephfoundling@gmail.com

94797896168

Madhya Pradesh

23. Mr. Sourabh

Mishra

Programme

Manager

Women & Child

Development M.P, 2nd

block, 4th floor,

paryrvasbhawan, Arera

hill, Bhopal

O/o. Directorate of Women

Empowerment ,

JawaharBhawan , jawahar

Bal Bhawan Campus , 2 nd

Stop , Tulsi Nagar ,

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh-

462001

Ph: 0755-2551531

Fax : 0755-2577122

Email: icpsbhopal@gmail.com commwcd@map.nic.in

7509302004,

24 Mr.

DeweshShrivast

ava

Social Worker MatrachhayaSevabharati

, Jabalpur

Atit Tiwari

Ph: 0761-4054673

Fax

Email: jabalpurmatrachhaya@gmail.com

9039404909

Maharashtra

25 Mr. Sunil Arora Executive Director Bal Asha Trust, Mumbai Bala Asha Trust, AnandNiketan, Dr.

E. Mozes road

Mahalaxmi Road ,

Mumbai-11

Ph: 24926526

Fax

Email: balashatrust@gmail.com, vgdarshane@gmail.com

9821212651,

26. Ms. Betty

Mathai

Senior Coordinator Children of the World,

Mumbai

Children of the world (I) Trust,

Bombay, Vishwabalak , Kendra,

Sector-12, plot no.9 & 10, Nerul,

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

Ph:022-27720765

Fax

Email: vishwabalak1997@gmail.comvishwabalak@mtnl.net.in

9167209764,

27 Ms. Maina

Shetty

Deputy Director BhartiyaSamajSeva

Kendra, Pune

BSSK, Berthavarada, North Main

Road, 6th Lane, Plot No 373,

Koregaon Park,Pune-411001

Ph:022-26155332, 26158002

Fax: 020-26155716

Email: mainas@bsskindia.org

09822748825

28. Ms.

MedhaPandlik

Social Worker MatruSeva Sang

Foundling , Nagpur

North Ambazari Rd. Sitabuldi,

Nagpur Maharashtra

Ph: 0712-2523596, 2522393

Fax: 07122523596

Email : m_mssfhome@rediffmail.com

matrruseva@yahoo.com

9970169148

29. Neville

Bilimuria

Sr. Admin Officer

Adoption

MSW Asha Sadan

Asha Sadan Mumbai-9 Ph: 23715477

Fax

Email:

9820918591

30. Nitin

Gaikwad

Program

Manager(CP)

MSCPS, Pune, Maharasthra State, Child Protection

Society) Arjun Building, Bunb

Garden Rd. Koregaon Park, Pune

Ph:

Fax

Email:mscps.state@gmail.com

97625575012

Meghalaya

31. Ms. Virginia

Malngiang

Programme

Manager SARA

SARA, Meghalaya Department of Social Welfare, Government of

Meghalaya, Lower lanchumiere,

Hopkinson road, Shillong– 793001

Ph: 03642501268

Fax

Email: sara.shillong@gmail.com

09856925885,

Mizoram

32. Ms.

LalmuanpuiiCh

hakchhuak

Programme

Manager

SARA, Mizoram Lalchhuma Building

Near Directorate of Social Welfare Department,

Laipuitlang, Aizawal, Mizoram – 796012

Ph: 03892396957

Fax

Email: saramzr@ymail.com

9436190895

Nagaland

33 Ms.

RenchumiImiti

Programme

Manager- SARA

SARA, Nagaland O/o. State Child Protection Society

Officers’ Hill, Near S.P. Office, Aier’s

Building Kohima, Nagaland-797001

Ph:

Fax

Email: scpsnagaland@gmail.com,

renchumi@yahoo.com

9436282856

Odisha

34. Ms. Sucheta Das Programme officer,

SARA

SARA, Odisha Image Campus, Siripur Square ,

Siripur

, Unit -8 , Bhubaneswar , Odisha -

751003

Ph: 0674-2561522/2562349

Fax

94371141461

Email: saraodhisha09@gmail.com

35. Mr. ManojTripathi Prog. Manager, I/C,

SARA - Odhisha

SGPS, Odhisa SARAo/o- Oscps, Image Campus,

Siripur, Bhubaneshwar-751003

Ph: 06142562349

Fax: 06142561522

Email: Pmtia.oscps.od@nic.in

Punjab

36.

Mahinga Singh

Kang

Program Manager Social Security Women A Child Development Department , Punjab, Sco-

102-103, Sector 34- A, Chandigarh

Ph: 0172-2602294, 89684-28387

Fax

Email:agmkang@gmail.com

9464114731

37. Ramanjot Kaur

Grew

Al

Adoption

Coordinator

Swami Ganga

NandBhuri Wale

DhamTalwandiKhundLudhaina Ph:

Fax Ph: 01624-2456666

Email: sgofoundation@yahoo.co.in

09417472223

Rajasthan

38. Mr.

GovindBeniwal

Special Officer Dept of Child Rights

State Govt. Rajasthan

31A, Vijay Nagar ,NewSanganer Road, Near VT

Road, Mansarovar, Jaipur.

302020

Ph: 0141-2399335

Fax

Email: govindbeniwal@gmail.com

ccosjerajasthan@gmail.com

09983888866,

09414441395

Tamilnadu

39.. Mr.

Radhakrishnan

Program Manager SARA/SCPS Commissioner Of Social Welfare Thiru-Vi-KA

Industrial Estate, Old Building Sidco, Guindy ,

Chennai

Ph: 044-45511666

Fax

Email: saratndsw@gmail.com

9894186755

40. Fr. D.

MakizchiManna

m CMF

Director Claretion Mercy Home,

Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Azhgusirai, Ponnamangalam- TK, Madurai-

625706, Tamil nadu

Ph: 04549294901

Fax

Email: claretbabyhome@yahoo.com

8098672866

41. Mr. R. Chezian Director Life Line Trust, 3rd cross

street, chadran Garden.

Life Line Trust, 3rd cross street, chadran Garden,

ChinnaTirupathi, Salem-7 TamilNadu

Ph:

Fax

Email : chezhian@tdhcore.in

9443237008

Telangana

42. Mr. M. Vinod

Raj

Programme

Manager( I/C)

Telangana, Women

Development& Child

Welfare Dept

C/o. Directorate of Women Adoption

Development,

and Child Welfare Department Dept.

, IInd Floor, Swarnajayanti Complex,

Ameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana

Ph: 040-23733848

Fax

Email:tgadoption@gmail.com

9849411107,

9440814403

43. Mr.

P.RajeshPasum

uri

Data Entry Operator ShishuVihar, Telengana,

SAA, Hyd

H. No: 8 , 3-222, ShishuVihar, Hyderabad, State

Home, Behind Saradhi, Studios, vengalraonagar,

Ameerpret, Hyderabad, Telangana

Ph: 040-23738179

Fax

Email: pasunuri.rajesh@gmail.com

9848492749

Sishuvihar.hyd@gmail.com

Uttar Pradesh

44.

Vipin Kumar

Yadav

Program Assistant

SARA(ICPS) U.P

SARA U.P,

NidesshalaymahilaKalya

n

HazratGanj, Ashok Marg, JawaharBhawan, U.P Ph:0522-2286701

Fax

Email: Vipiny568@gmail.com

directormahilakalyan@gmail.com

9936621302

Uttarkhand

46. Arshid Ali Junior Clark/

Computer Operator

Womens Welfare

Uttarkhand

C.P.O Office, Nageswati Hospital/1st floor

Haridwar Road Dehradun

Ph: 0135- 2669857

Fax: 0135- 2669857

Email ukchiefpo@gmail.com

9152525454

West Bengal

47 Mr. Supriya

Sarkar

Asstt Director, Directorate Of Child

Rights, & Trafficking

SARA, West Bengal

O/o. ICMARD Building(9th Floor),

Block-14/2 CI

T Scheme,Ultadanga,

Kolkata-700067

DIRECTOR

C/o Directorate of Social Welfare

Juvenile Court Buildings, Sector-1,

Salt Lake City

Kolkata-700064

West Bengal

Ph: 033-23560351

Fax: 033-2349950

Email: adoption.sarawb@gmail.com

801789489

48 Ms. Sumedha

Medora

Adoption In charge, Society for Indian

Children Welfare, West

Bengal

INDIAN SOCIETY FOR

SPONSORSHIP AND

ADOPTION, 1, Palace Court, 1, KYD

Street, Kolkata - 700 016, West

Bengal,

Ph: 22170341

Fax:

Email: adoption.issa@gmail.com,

infoadop@cal3.vsnl.net.in

09330305997

49 Ms. Sandhya

Chetri

Program officer, SARA, West Bengal O/o. ICMARD Building(9th Floor),

Block-

14/2 CIT Scheme,Ultadanga, Kolkata-

700067

DIRECTOR

C/o Directorate of Social Welfare

Juvenile Court

Buildings, Sector-1, Salt Lake City

Kolkata-700064

West Bengal

Ph:

Fax:

Email: sandhyadhk@gmail.com

Adoption.sarawb@gmail.com

8906475742