India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), functioning under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, has issued comprehensive directions to all State Adoption Resource Agencies (SARAs) to strengthen and institutionalize structured counselling services throughout the adoption process - from pre-adoption, to during adoption, and post-adoption stages. These directions have been issued under the powers conferred by Section 70(1)(a) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (as amended in 2021), and are aligned with the provisions laid down under the Adoption Regulations, 2022.
This initiative aims to reinforce ...