Question: Adoption Regulations, 2017 framed by ‘Central Adoption Resource Authority’ (CARA) is effective from-
(a) 15 January 2017
(b) 4 January 2017
(c) 16 January 2017
(d) 10 January 2017
Ans :(c)
Related facts:
- On 16 January 2017; the Adoption Regulations, 2017 came into effect.
- The Adoption Regulations, 2017 replace the Adoption Guidelines, 2015.
- Adoption Regulations, 2017 is framed by ‘Central Adoption Resource Authority’ (CARA).
- The Adoption Regulations have been framed keeping in mind the issues and challenges faced by CARA and other stake holders including the Adoption Agencies & Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs).
- This will further strengthen adoption programme in the country by streamlining the adoption process.
- Transparency, early deinstitutionalisation of children, informed choice for the parents, ethical practices and strictly defined timelines in the adoption process are the salient aspects of the Adoption Regulations.
- Salient features of the Adoption Regulations, 2017:
1. Procedures related to adoption by relatives both within the country and abroad have been defined in the Regulations.
2. Validity of Home Study Report has been increased from two to three years.
3. The time period available to the domestic PAPs for matching and acceptance, after reserving the child referred, has been increased to twenty days from the existing fifteen days.
4. District Child protection Unit (DCPU) shall maintain a panel of professionally qualified or trained social workers.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157354