CARA- Central Adoption Resource Authority

What's New

Extension of tenure of the Sub Committee of Resource Person for the trainings for the Social Workers
Result for Empanelment of Senior Executive Assistant, Executive Assistant and Data Entry Operator
Result for Engagement/Empanelment of Senior Professionals
Result for Engagement/Empanelment of Young Professionals
5th Annual Day Meet of CARA on 15th January 2020 at the India Islamic Cultural Centre Lodhi Road, New Delhi
National Consultative Workshop on Child Adoption on 14th January, 2020 in Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Auditorium, Teen Murti Bhavan, New Delhi
Skill Test and personal interaction for empanelment/contractual engagement as Senior Executive Assistants, Executive Assistants and Data Entry Operators on 25/01/2020
Interview with the Evaluation Committee for empanelment/contractual engagement as Senior Professional and Young Professional
Circular regarding Inter-Country Step-Adoption cases
Clarification regarding Adoption fee in case of Siblings/Twins, placed in In-country Adoption by Specialised Adoption Agencies,
Result for Engagement/Empanelment of Junior Professional
Notice for interaction for the position of Junior Professional for Shortlisted candidates.
Notice for written test for different profiles to be engaged/empanelled on contract basis
Notice for writen test for diffirent profile for engagement on contract basis
Guidelines for Engagement of Contractual/Outsourced Personel in Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).
Registration of cases of Resident Indians(RIs) on change of their habitual place of residence to a foreign country as Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)-reg
CIRCULAR Regarding Issues related to Pending Adoption Order, Birth Certificate & Passport of the adoptive child
OM for Ms. Kavita Bhandari Nomination the member of sub committee of resource persons training
OM for Nomination the member of sub committee of resource persons training
OM for Nomination the member of sub committee of resource persons training
Home Study Report Update/Revalidation
Constitution of Sub-Committe of Resource Person for the trainings for the Social Workers
Revised Financial Norms for Training Programme of CARA
Uploading of document of the child declared legally free for Adoption
Hon'ble Minister, WCD launches a website on 01.08.2018 for accepting online applications for national children awards. The link of website is www.nca-wcd.nic.in
Engagement of Interns at Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), under the Internship program of the Central Adoption Resource Authority, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.
Any intercountry adoption which has not been disposed off by the court even after 2 hearings of the court may be intimated to CARA by giving details of the Adoption Case Number,date of filing and dates of hearing for intervention on our query and grievance module.

Circular for Appointment of Members of the Steering Committee of Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) under Section 69 the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

We have suspended the operations of Holt International as we have found the AFAA negligent in the assessment of the adoptive parents and also in the post placement assessment of the family.
Adoption Regulations 2017, effective from 16.01.2017
For any complaints, kindly Register / Login to Query Grievance Portal or call on Toll free no- 1800 111 311 in all working days (9:00 AM to 5:30 PM)
Imp. Note: CARINGS is the only official portal for registration for Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs). Please do not register for adoption on any other web portal. You may access CARINGS through www.cara.nic.in
Passport is normally issued within 10 days of filing of application. In case of delays in issue of passport of adopted child, AFAA/CA may contact the Specialised Adoption Agency (SAA) concerned directly. They may also contact carahdesk.wcd@nic.in or toll free number 1800-111-311.

Upcoming Events

Three Days Residential training Workshop for Social workers of Tamil Nadu at Chennai from 4th to 6th March 2020.
Training of Judicial Officers by Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack on 07th March 2020.
Adoption Seminar cum Adoptive families Meet at Hyderabad, Telangana on 13th March 2020.
Three days Residential Training Programme for Social Workers of Uttarakhand at Dehradun from 23 March 2020 to 25 March 2020.

Guidelines

Process Related to Adoptable Children

Adoption means a legal process that allows someone to become the parent of a child, even though the parent and child are not related by blood. But in every other way, adoptive parents are the child's parents Read More >>
Procedure for
Adoption

Every resident Indian Prospective Adoptive Parent (PAP), who intends to adopt a child, shall register online in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System by filling up the application form as provided in Schedule-5 and uploading the relevant documentsread Read More >>
Role of
Agencies & Authorities

Various recognised agencies and authorities have been assigned roles to facilitate adoption process as per Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children-2015 Read More >>