Joint Director, CARA, MWCD, New Delhi, India, Email id: jpati.in@gmail.com
Online published on 16 September, 2016.
The article contains information about adoption programme in the context of sociocultural background of the country, legislative interventions from time to time, ratification of International Standards by the Government of India, introduction of Integrated Child Protection Scheme in the country, various judicial interpretations of the Juvenile Justice Act and finally formal adoption procedure in the country to ensure adequate safeguards for orphan, abandoned and surrendered children.
Adoption, India, Legislative, Government, Safeguard, Orphan, Surrendered
