CENTRAL ADOPTION RESOURCE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM (CARINGS)
State Wise Number Of Specialised Adoption Agency (SAAs)
State Wise Number Of Children in Specialised Adoption Agency (SAAs)
In-Country and Inter-Country Adoption
| Financial Year |
In-Country |
Inter-Country |
| 2013-2014 |
3,924 |
430 |
| 2014-2015 |
3,988 |
374 |
| 2015-2016 |
3,011 |
666 |
| 2016-2017 |
3,210 |
578 |
| 2017-2018 |
3,276 |
651 |
| 2018-2019 |
3,374 |
653 |
| 2019-2020 |
3,351 |
394 |
| 2020-2021 |
3,142 |
417 |
| 2021-2022 |
2,991 |
414 |
Adoption Data for Financial Year 2022-2023
| Adoption by RI/NRI/OCI |
In-Country Relative/Step Adoption |
Inter-Country Relative Adoption |
Adoption by Foreigner |
| 2868 |
186 |
66 |
268 |
Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency (AFAAs)/ Central Authority (CA) / Indian Mission (IDMs)
| Country |
Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency (AFAAs) / CA/ IDMs |
| AUSTRALIA |
8 |
| AUSTRIA |
7 |
| BAHRAIN |
1 |
| BELGIUM |
5 |
| BOTSWANA |
1 |
| BRAZIL |
2 |
| CANADA |
15 |
| CHINA |
2 |
| CUBA |
1 |
| CYPRUS |
1 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
1 |
| DENMARK |
2 |
| ETHIOPIA |
2 |
| FINLAND |
1 |
| FRANCE |
6 |
| GERMANY |
23 |
| GHANA |
1 |
| HONG KONG |
1 |
| HUNGARY |
2 |
| ICELAND |
1 |
| INDONESIA |
1 |
| IRELAND |
2 |
| ITALY |
14 |
| JAPAN |
1 |
| JORDAN |
1 |
| KENYA |
3 |
| KUWAIT |
1 |
| LUXEMBOURG |
1 |
| MALAVI |
1 |
| MALAYSIA |
1 |
| MALTA |
4 |
| MAURITIUS |
3 |
| MEXICO |
1 |
| MOZAMBIQUE |
1 |
| NEPAL |
1 |
| NETHERLAND |
3 |
| NEW ZEALAND |
3 |
| NIGERIA |
2 |
| NORWAY |
5 |
| PHILIPPINES |
2 |
| POLAND |
1 |
| PORTUGAL |
1 |
| ROMANIA |
1 |
| RUSSIA |
1 |
| RWANDA |
1 |
| SAN MARINO |
1 |
| SAUDI ARABIA |
1 |
| SCOTLAND |
1 |
| SEYCHELLES |
1 |
| SINGAPORE |
2 |
| SLOVENIA |
1 |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
2 |
| SOUTH KOREA |
1 |
| SPAIN |
4 |
| SRI LANKA |
1 |
| SWEDEN |
4 |
| SWITZERLAND |
3 |
| TAIWAN |
1 |
| TANZANIA |
1 |
| THAILAND |
2 |
| TURKEY |
1 |
| U.K. |
5 |
| UAE |
2 |
| USA |
17 |
| ZAMBIA |
1 |
