In a two part post, Sakshi takes a detailed look at Indian adoption laws and suggests some reforms,
The process for adoption in India begins with potential adoptee parent registering with the local registered or licensed adoption placement agency (RIPA or LAPA as they are called which are officially recognized by CARA). After the successful completion of the family case study where a local operative from the agency evaluates the surrounding to ensure that the prospective parent is capable of providing proper care to the child, a “match� is shown to the parent. Usually, requests for young male children (preferably fair) are common in India. Though frowned upon, such matches are more likely leading to a surplus of young girls that are left looking for a loving home. Similar to the situation elsewhere in the world, older children, and children with special needs usually have a harder time being adopted.
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