The Child Welfare Committee has decided to hand over the newborn girl - found abandoned at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on June 30 - to Prayas Bharti Trust, a government-authorised adoption agency.
The committee works under the state government's social welfare department.
The PMCH sources said the baby girl would shortly be handed over to the agency so that they could initiate the legal proceedings of adoption. "Around 15 people and families showed interest in adopting the baby girl but we were waiting for her health condition to improve. The baby had chest infection apart from some other problems. She was under constant monitoring of doctors. At present, she is absolutely fine. We would soon hand over the baby to Prayas Bharti Trust because the Child Welfare Committee has given instruction regarding the same," said an official of the PMCH paediatrics department on condition of anonymity.
The sources said the government-authorised adoption agency had told the committee that many had shown interest in adopting the baby and they had apprehended that the baby might go in wrong hands if the hospital did not abide by the rules of handing over the baby to some government-authorised adoption agency.
Suman Lal, president, Prayas Bharti Trust, said she had written a letter to the committee regarding the same.