Cara – Vidisha Social Welfare Organisation,

Central Adoption Resource Authority

in order to facilitate the placement of orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children for adoption, our organization working as a Special Adoption Agency named Yashoda Adoption Center.

Organization is providing quality childcare facilities to children including family based care during the pre-placement phase. Agency prepared individual care plan for each child following the principle of the best interest of the child.

We have so far adopted 34 children into families out of which five of our children are abroad . and we regularly organize various programs for children in our organization. and the process of adoption a child is quite simple.

Who is eligible to adopt a child?

The prospective adoptive parents should be physically, mentally and emotionally stable financially capable motivated to adopt a child. Any prospective adoptive parent, irrespective of his marital status and whether or not he has his own biological son or daughter, can adopt a child

Single female is eligible to adopt a child of any gender.
Single male person shall not be eligible to adopt a girl child.
The consent of both the spouses for the adoption shall be required, in case of a married couple –

The age of prospective adoptive parents as on the date of registration shall be counted for deciding the eligibility and the eligibility of prospective adoptive parents to apply for children of different age groups shall be as under

Age of the child	Maximum composite age of prospective adoptive parents (couple	Maximum age of single prospective adoptive parent
Upto 2 years	85 years	40 years
Above 2 and Upto 4 years	90 years	45 years
Above 4 upto 8 years	100 years	50 years
Above 8 upto 18 years	110 years	55 years

How To Adopt a Child?

One can adopt a child only through submission of online application available at www.cara.nic.in and following the procedures provided in the Adoption Regulations, 2022. For further details please visit the website www.cara.nic.in

Adoption procedure

In-country

Parents register online on CARINGS (www.cara.nic.in)
Select preferred Adoption Agency for HSR (Home Study Report)
User ID and Password generated
Upload documents within 30 days of registration
Registration number generated

Special Adoption Agency (SAA) conducts Home Study Report (HSR ) of the PAPs and uploads it on CARINGS within 30 days from the date of submission of required documents on CARINGS
PAPs reserve one child, as per their preference from upto 6 children
PAPs visit the adoption agency within 15 days from the date of reservation and finalise
If the child is not finalized within stipulated time, the PAPs come down in the seniority list
On acceptance of the child by the PAPs, SAA completes the referral and and adoption process (on CARINGS)
PAPs take the child in pre – adoption foster care and SAA paps file submit in women child department
Adoption order District magistrate issued
Post-adoption follow-up report is conducted for a period of two years

Parents In-country - Instructions for Online Parent Registration for Adoption

This registration is meant for Indian citizens residing in India
Please give your correct residential address and telephone no. with area code
You or your spouse must have a Permanent Account Number (PAN) card and you have to upload PAN card in portable document format (.pdf) – size should not exceed 512 KB
You have to upload your (single parent) or your family photograph (couple) in .jpg format (3.5 x 4.5 cm). – Size should not exceed 1 MB
You must have an email account and mobile number
After successful registration, you will receive an online acknowledgement letter which will contain your registration and credential details

How To Adopt a Child?

Adoption Procedure

In-country

Parents register online on CARINGS (www.cara.nic.in)
Select preferred Adoption Agency for HSR (Home Study Report)
User ID and Password generated
Upload documents within 30 days of registration
Registration number generated
Special Adoption Agency (SAA) conducts Home Study Report (HSR ) of the PAPs and uploads it on CARINGS within 30 days from the date of submission of required documents on CARINGS
PAPs reserve one child, as per their preference from upto 6 children
PAPs visit the adoption agency within 15 days from the date of reservation and finalise
If the child is not finalized within stipulated time, the PAPs come down in the seniority list
On acceptance of the child by the PAPs, SAA completes the referral and and adoption process (on CARINGS)
PAPs take the child in pre – adoption foster care and SAA paps file submit in women child department
Adoption order District magistrate issued
Post-adoption follow-up report is conducted for a period of two years

Parents In Country

Instructions for Online Parent Registration for Adoption

This registration is meant for Indian citizens residing in India
Please give your correct residential address and telephone no. with area code
You or your spouse must have a Permanent Account Number (PAN) card and you have to upload PAN card in portable document format (.pdf) – size should not exceed 512 KB
You have to upload your (single parent) or your family photograph (couple) in .jpg format (3.5 x 4.5 cm). – Size should not exceed 1 MB
You must have an email account and mobile number
After successful registration, you will receive an online acknowledgement letter which will contain your registration and credential details

Please Upload The Following Documents

Photograph of person/s adopting a child (Post Card Size)
Birth proof ( birth certificate, 10th marksheet, passport, )
Proof of Residence (Adhaar Card/Voter Card/ Driving License/ Passport/ Current Electricity Bill/ Telephone Bill
Proof of Income of last year (Salary Slip/ Income Certificate issued by Govt. Department/ Income Tax Return)
In case you are married, please upload Marriage Certificate
In case you are divorcee, please upload copy of Divorce Decree
In case of death of your spouse, please upload Death Certificate of spouse
Certificate from a medical practitioner certifying that the PAPs do not suffer from any chronic, contagious or fatal disease and they are fit to adopt.
In case of incomplete/wrong information, your application is liable to be treated as invalid
After registration, you should contact the adoption agency
All original documents will have to be produced for verification
Your eligibility for adoption will be decided by the adoption agency.