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This User Guide aims to provide a comprehensive approach to the development of a good quality foster care service in India, which will be useful for a range of practitioners including the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) responsible for approval and monitoring of foster families, District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) responsible for developing the foster care service, NGOs who may support foster care, and any individual or organisation who has a role to play.
The formal foster care system as outlined in this User Guide is not intended to replace kinship care, a good system that exists in…
These Guidelines govern the adoption procedure of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children in India, replacing the Guidelines Governing the Adoption of Children, 2011.
Introduction
India has a well developed and strong family system. In many areas the traditional joint family system is still very strong where a child grows in the company of his/her own siblings, cousin and grandparents. The term “joint family” is used more commonly than “extended family” in the country. In situations where parents are unable to take care of children due to illness or any other reason, children are taken care of by the joint family i.e by the kins/relatives.
The present Guidelines are not aimed at institutionalising such informal family systems embedded in our socio…
The state cabinet of Goa in India has approved a foster care scheme to assist children deprived of parental care or of the care of guardians, and in need of protection. The scheme, titled 'Vatsalya', is to grant a foster care allowance of 2,500 rupees (approx. $42) for an individual up to 21 years of age. The government has issued an official document setting out the purpose of the foster care scheme, which children are eligible to be fostered, who can become a foster parent, and …