Indians Adopting More Than Ever

Indians adopted more than twice the number of children in 2010 than in 2008. In 2010, the number rose to 5693 from 2169 two years prior. Younger Indians in metro areas are accounting for the increase. “Mumbai saw the maximum adoptions, followed by Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The states of which these cities are capitals have the least skewed sex ratio in the country for children below 6.”

“States such as Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Gujarat, where there are more boys than girls, have been slow to take to adoption. The numbers for Mumbai and Pune together are the same as those for these five states put together.

People in the north are reluctant to adopt from outside the family and that, too, could be a factor for the low adoption rate, an official said.

What is heartening is that more girls than boys are finding parents in young couples in big cities. More than 55% couples have adopted girls—a trend which was catching up, a Cara official said.”

Indians Adopting More Than Ever

[Hindustan Times 3/4/11 by Chetan Chauhan]

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