10 children under the care of single parents; 80 adopted from Child Welfare Committee this year

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: 10 children from the Child Welfare Committee have been placed under the care of single parents. A total of 80 children were given up for adoption by the Child Welfare Committee this year. Of these, 10 were placed under the care of only a mother or father. 22 children, including individuals with disabilities, were adopted abroad. Parents with up to three children of their own are also coming to adopt.

Adoption is granted to a single parent through the Central Adoption Resource Authority(CARA) guidelines of the central government. Single parents have to register with the central digital database, CARA, to adopt children. Female guardians are granted adoptions of both sexes. Male guardians are given boys. There are currently 186 children in the Child Welfare Committee.

Child returned

The child who was adopted by a single parent was returned to the Child Welfare Committee after months. The woman, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, had registered to adopt the child with her husband, but her husband died in the meantime. The woman adopted the child still. However, as she could not reconcile, the child was returned to the committee within months. The police registered a case in the incident.

43 children in Ammathottil

43 children have been received from Ammathottil in the state till November this year. Out of these, 22 children are in Thiruvananthapuram. 28 girls and 15 boys have been received from Ammathottil across the state this year.

Children received in Ammathottil this year

District...........................Number

 Thiruvananthapuram.....22

 Alappuzha...................07

 Kozhikode............02

 Ernakulam...........04

 Pathanamthitta.............08

'Single parents have also registered for adoption. Adoption is granted after proper verification'.

Adv. G.L. Arun Gopi

General Secretary, Child Welfare Committee