INTERNATIONAL MEET ON ADOPTION NEW DELHI STATE ADOPTION RESOURCE AGENCY WEST BENGAL 19th _ 20th February 2013
FORMATION OF STATE ADOPTION RESOURCE AGENCY, SPECIALISED ADOPTION AGENCY, WEST BENGAL For the proper implementation of the CARA Guidelines every State Government has set up a State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) as a Nodal Body within the State to Co-ordinate, Monitor and Develop the work of Adoption and Non-Institutional Care in Coordination with CARA. State Adoption Resource Agency become functional from July 2010. In the year 2012, two inspection visits in SAAs and RIPAs of West Bengal were conducted in collaboration with CARA . SPECIALISED ADOPTION AGENCY (SAA) AND REGOGNIZED PLACEMENT AGENCY (RIPA) SARA facilitates setting up of Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA). It maintains a comprehensive list of SAAs to promote and regulate In-Country and Inter-Country Adoption. There are 15 SAAs functional in the State of West Bengal. Four RIPAs is functioning in West Bengal
STAFF STRENGTH OF SARA W.B. Designated Sanctioned Strength In Position Programme Manager 01 00 Programme Officer Accountant Programme Assistance
Specialized Adoption Agency and RIPA in West Bengal (SAA) Sl. Name of the Organization Address Contact No. 1 R.K.V Mission Sarada Kanya Sangha, Tolly Khola, Baluria, Naba Pally, Barasat, 24 (Pgs)(N) Ph- 2542-4129, 2 Chamtagora Adibasi Mahila Samity Vill. & P.O- Chamtagora, Dist-Bankura (03242) 274302 / 9732020496(M) 3 North Bengal People’s Development Centre Rail Ghumti No. 4 Jalpaiguri. Ph No.03561-222480, 4 Nimtouri Tamluk Unnayan Samity Vill – Nimtouri, P.O- Kulberia, P.S- Tamluk, Dist-Purba Medinipur (03228) 262869/ 9434104199 5 Vivekananda Loksiksha Niketan Purba Kumarpur , School Bazar, Contai, Purba Medinipur, Pin-721401, Ph.No. (03220) 284060/284388 6 Missionaries of Charity, Santa Bhawan, P.O- Tindharia, Pin-734223, Dist-Darjeeling 9932916891,0354-2341237 7 Haiderpur Shelter of Malda Maheshmati (West), Behind Bikram Club, Malda-732101 Ph.No-03512-271225, Fax-03512-266174, 8 Nivedita Gramin Karma Mandir P.O-Manikpara, Dist-Paschim Medinipur, WB. Pin-721513, Ph.No- 9474301605, 03222-230223, Fax-03222-230646 Continued……
Specialized Adoption Agency and RIPA in West Bengal (SAA) Sl. Name of the Organization Address Contact No. 9 Joka Millenium Old Age Home & Rehabilitation Centre Vill & P.O – Dostipur, P.S-Falta, 24 Pgs( S) 9007313394,7890120195 10 Suri Centre for Child Welfare Sobha Bazar, Rabindra Pally, P.O-Suri, Dist-Birbhum 9432144658, 9475668377 , 9433730941 11 Scott lane Poverty Eradication Centre (SPEC) 64584486 , 9007596020 12* Missionaries of Charity, Kolkata Nirmala Sishu Bhavan, 78, A.J.C Bose Road, Kolkata-700014. Ph.No-2264-0638,2217-5267 13* The Indian Society for Sponsorship and Adoption 1Palace Court, 1 Kyd Street, Kol-700016. Ph. 2217-0341, 3292-2674,2229-9136, Fax-2217-0341 14* Indian Society for Rehabilitations of Children 244A, Purna Das Road,Kol-700029. Tel-2464-9640 / Fax-2463-7563 15* Society for Indian Children’s Welfare 20 & 22 col , Beckbagan, Kolkata-700019 Ph-2280-7176, 2290-2330 *Also working as Recognized Indian Placement Agency ( RIPA)
Annual Report data of In-Country and Inter-Country Adoption for the Year (Jan - Dec 2011 and 2012) In Country Adoption 2011 2012 Pre Adoption Foster Care 170 286 Final Adoption 196 175 Inter Country Adoption 2011 2012 Special Need Child 75 25 Total Adoption 91 27
Name of the organization Present Status of Inmate Present Inmate Status Sl. No Name of the organization Sanc. strength Present Status of Inmate Reg. PAP Free for adopt. Male Female Total 1 R.K.V.Mission Barrackpur 10 2 3 5 50 Chamtagora Adibasi Mahila Samity 15 8 125 North Bengal People’s Development Centre 7 12 166 4 Nimtouri Tamluk Unnayan Samity 23 Vivekananda Loksiksha Niketan 20 6 Missionaries of Charity, Kolkata 158 41 44 85 Haiderpur Shelter of Malda 61 Nivedita Gramin Karma Mandir 35
Present Inmate Status (Continued…..) Sl. No Name of the organization Sanc. strength Present Status of Inmate Reg. PAP Free for adopt. Male Female Total 9 Joka Millenium Old Age Home & Rehabilitation Centre 10 3 12 24 4 Suri Centre for Child Welfare 5 51 6 11 Scott lane Poverty Eradication Centre (SPEC) 40 30 39 73 Missionaries of Charity, Darjeeling 23 19 16 1 13 The Indian Society for Sponsorship and Adoption 88 36 59 31 14 Indian Society for Rehabilitations of Children 50 15 44 28 Society for Indian Children’s Welfare 25 2 17 8
Challenges faced and Strategies Applied Lack of Proper infrastructure such as Safe Drinking Water, Proper Sanitation, Regular Maintenance, Professional Child Care Staff in SAAs SARA is looking into the proper functioning and availability of infrastructure. Some Hospitals and Nursing home being unaware provide children personally SARA inquiries and impose restriction to such practices , Sensitization of health personnel Child Adoption is often done by CWC’s Monitoring is being conducted by SARA keeping in mind the Best Interest of Child
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