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West Bengal tops list as over 2.7K kids awaiting adoption in country

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August 10, 2025

As many as 2,768 children are currently awaiting adoption across the country, with West Bengal reporting the highest number of pendencies, followed by Uttar Pradesh, government data shows.

- KAVITA BAJELI-DATT @ New Delhi

Despite the Adoption Regulation, 2022 stipulating timelines for authorities and agencies regarding adoption matters, child adoption is taking longer as it involves different stakeholders, officials pointed out.

According to data from Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), a nodal body for adoption of Indian children, which is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions, West Bengal has the highest pendency with 352 adoption cases.

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यह कहानी The New Indian Express Dharmapuri के August 10, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।

हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 9,500 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।

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