Srilanka, Feb. 3 -- The Minister of Women and Child Affairs has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification limiting the number of adoption orders that may be made by all courts in Sri Lanka for foreign applicants during the calendar year 2025 to 100.

The subject Minister, Saroja Savithri Paulraj, issued a Gazette notification under Paragraph (b)(i) of Subsection (5A) of Section 3 of the Adoption of Children Ordinance.

According to Paragraph (b)(i) of Subsection (5A) of Section 3 of the Adoption of Children Ordinance, it states that the number of adoption orders that can be made in a calendar year for non-Sri Lankan applicants who are not resident or domiciled in Sri Lanka is limited and must be prescribed by regulation.

Each year, t...