Telangana: Decline in adoption due to less admissions

HYDERABAD: The number of legal adoptions from Sishugruha (Specialise Adoptions Agencies in India) has witnessed a decrease in Telangana in the

past few years, and officials attribute it to decrease in number of admissions. According to the data from Union Women and Child Welfare department, in

2015-16, around 239 babies were adopted from Telangana, but this number decreased to 149 in 2016-17 and it further declined to 141 in 2017-18. In 2018- 19 till January, 106 legal adoptions were reported. Meanwhile, the number of adoptions by foreigners is around 42 to 45 per year in last three years.

As per the State Women and Child Welfare Department, 600 admissions took place in 2015-16 to Specialised Adoption Agencies, but it decreased to 474 in

2017-18.

One more index of development taking place as parents are obviously not abandoning infants due to poverty etc like it was much more in cursed united AP

where andhras misruled. While the officials said that number of illegal adoptions and sale is decreasing after sustained campaigns, the activists said illegal sale of children is still rampant in several mandals of Devarakonda in Nalgonda districts and other areas.Nalgonda Child Welfare Committee chairman K Nimmaiah told TOI, “Family planning is still a major issue in tribal hamlets and poverty-struck families discriminate between boy and girl child, so illegal sale of daughters still continues. They sell a baby for ?1,500 to ?2,000. ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) workers are actively monitoring in the area and trying to counsel families. Voluntary surrender is also happening due to continuous monitoring.”