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STATE ADOPTION RESOURCE AGENCY
- MAHARASHTRA
SARA (MAHARASHTRA) SARA in Maharashtra state started
functioning in the month of July, 2012 SARA functions as the agency to
promote in-country adoption and regulate inter-country adoption.
PRESENT STATUS IN MAHARASHTRA
STATUS OF FOSTER CARE
No of children in various types of Foster Care:Kinship Foster Care- 12792Foster Care outside the family-1823
GIRLS BOYS TOTAL
6645 7970 14615
STATUS OF SPONSORSHIP
MSCPS is collaborating with Tata Memorial Hospital and other allied hospitals with their ‘Children’s Palliative Care’ Project and would be linking all the children with life limiting conditions to Sponsorship.
GIRLS BOYS TOTAL
913 551 1464
CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN FOR SPONSORSHIP- Children with life limiting conditions (for e.g. cerebral palsy, Thalassemia etc.) Children who are suffering from cancer, HIV etc. Malnourished Children Children with physical disabilities Children with mental disabilities Children with psychological disabilities Children with sensory impairments Children with learning disabilities, autism etc Children in need assistive devices and aids (for e.g. Hearing aids, spectacles, wheel chairs,
crutches etc.) Destitute children (institutional/non institutional) Runaway children Children forced into child marriage Children forced into child labor Trafficked children Begging children Children in need of educational, vocational etc. support belonging to low socio economic
background Children in foster care/ adoption Riot affected children Children affected due to natural calamities/disasters Children affected due to cross border conflicts Children who are physically or sexually abused Children who require sponsorship support for legal aid Children with any other special needs and requirements such as sports equipments,
extracurricular activities (singing, dancing, playing instruments etc)
STATUS OF ADOPTION
TOTAL NO. OF SAAs 65
TOTAL CAPACITY 2390
<6YRS
>6 YRS
TOTAL
(GIRLS)
<6 YRS
>6 YRS
TOTAL
(BOYS)
TOTAL
(BOYS +GIRLS)
TOTAL NO. OF CHILDREN
370 171 541 279 152 426 972
Adopted in-country
35 1 36 44 1 45 81
Adopted inter-country
10 0 10 4 6 10 20
Pre-adoption Foster Care
36 8 44 35 6 41 85
Foster Care
22 8 30 14 2 16 46
Transferred to children home
4 14 18 2 4 6 24
HEALTH STATUS
GIRLS BOYS TOTAL
Mentally Challenged
38 58 97
Physically Challenged
67 46 113
Other Categories
82 74 156
SIBLING INFORMATION
No. of children with 1 sibling 16
No. of children with 2 siblings 5
Average length of stay
Girls Boys Total
Upto 6 months
207 148 355
6-12 months 107 82 189
13-18 months 88 67 155
19-24 months 37 50 87
More than 2 years
130 103 233
ADOPTION STATUS OF CHILDREN IN SAA s
Girls Boys Total
Children in the process of being declared legally free
257 177 434
Children declared legally free for adoption
175 158 333
Children matched with PAP’s
55 43 98
Children in pre-adoptive foster care
82 63 145
Status of Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs)
No. of registered PAP’s on first day of the quarter
1317
No. of PAP’s registered during the last quarter
246
No. of PAP’s matched during the last quarter
136
No. of PAP’s rejected during the lastquarter reported upon
76
No. of PAP’s having children in pre-adoptive foster care
200
No. of PAP’s waiting for children as on last day of quarter
1275
SARA Programmatic & Financial Assessment of
SAAs
- SARA has done programmatic and financial assessment of 17 SAAs which are funded by MSCPS.
- It was observed that out of 17, 4 agencies were not working as per the CARA guidelines and JJ Act, therefore Project Sanctioning Committees (PSCs) of ICPS cancelled their recognitions.
FACTS OBSERVED DURING THE ASSESSMENT Cleanliness and Hygiene was not maintained Rooms, toilets and even the kitchen were not clean
and were in bad conditions Poor hygiene resulted in bed sores and injuries to
the children Health of the children were compromised and
neglected; proper medical care was not being provided
Minimum standards of care of children mentioned in CARA Guidelines were not maintained.
The SAAs were not maintaining proper records as per the CARA guidelines and also they had taken unwed mother’s signatures on blank stamp papers.
SAAs were also engaged in misguiding the families
Coordination with SAAs & ARC
To discuss issues and concerns with respect to in-country and inter-country adoption in the state.
SARA will conduct quarterly meetings with all SAAs/RIPAs to discuss adoption related issues
With respect to pending cases SARA will persuade with the ARC to have at least 3 meeting in a month to clear the cases on time.
PLAN OF ACTION Quarterly meeting with SAAs/RIPAs Training on ‘Track Child’ to all the
SAAs /RIPAs State level consultation on Adoption,
Foster care and Sponsorship Preparation of comprehensive
Adoption, foster care and sponsorship plan for the state
Programmatic and financial Assessment of all the SAAs