Central Adoption Resource Authority

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is a statutory body of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India.
It functions as the nodal body for adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions.
CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, 1993, ratified by the Government of India in 2003.
CARA primarily deals with adoption of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children through its associated /recognised adoption agencies.

The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption is an international convention dealing with international adoption, child laundering, and child trafficking.
The Convention was developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the preeminent organization in the area of private international law. It is an effort to protect those involved from the corruption, abuses, and exploitation which sometimes accompanies international adoption.
The Convention has been considered crucial because it provides a formal international and intergovernmental recognition of intercountry adoption to ensure that adoptions under the Convention will generally be recognized and given effect in other party countries.
The Convention applies to children under the age 16 years.

Recently, CARA celebrated its 6th Annual Day.

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