collect information on their family background. b) Special Homes where juveniles (children under years of age) found guilty in terms of violation of law, are placed in custodial care. c) Juvenile /Children’s Homes where children whose families are not traceable, or are unfit/dead or simply unwilling to take the child back stay. The government is responsible for providing room, board, education, and vocational training.
Most of these Homes are run by government in partnership with NGOs. Efforts are made to help the children develop skills which will enable them to become productive members of society. Adoption: India has a long tradition of child adoption. Earlier adoption was limited within the family and was covered by social and religious practices.
But with changing times, adoption beyond the family has been institutionalised and legalised. While the Government of India and State Governments provide necessary support and guidance through policies and programmes, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) provide necessary delivery systems for the process of adoption. In order to strengthen adoption rules and facilitate adoption, the Government of India under the advice of the Supreme Court has constituted a Central Agency, Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), to set up guidelines for adoption to safeguard the welfare and rights of children.