Delhi Police crime branch has knocked out an inter-state racket of purported kidnapping and trafficking of newborn babies. The gang used to buy newborn babies from financially poor biological parents and sell them to childless couples in exchange for money. The gang members used to identify poor pregnant women and potential clients alongside. So far…
India allows adoption under a secular Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection of Children). Islam on the other hand prohibits adoption among the community. The religion also forbid inheritance rights or giving the name to the adopted child. They, however, can foster a destitute or an orphan till they attain puberty but cannot adopt one…
It was the year 1981 when the District Child Welfare Department of Panchkula was instituted. Since then it has helped 550 abandoned children find homes and families. Bhagat Ram, District Child Welfare Officer (DCWO), said many of the abandoned children are either a girl or born to a minor mother. While abandonment due to financial…
The second wave of Covid-19 proved to be more devastating than the first one, claiming more than 4 million lives all over India. The death toll includes parents of minors, mostly in their 40’s and 50’s. Because many of these people haven’t anticipated untimely deaths, they weren’t much prepared for the future well. But the…
Concerned about those who lost their parent[s] due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Maharashtra Women and Child Development minister Yashomati Thakur said the ministry has proposed schemes to ensure each child is covered and given aid for wellbeing. She was talking about long term solutions to help destitute children. Until now more than 400 children…
The last one and a half year weren’t easy for anyone. Cry for help, losing loved ones to pandemic, loneliness, depression, helplessness were in the vicinity. But not to forget the innocent souls as Covid-19 had cost them more than a loved one, a parent or both parents succumbing to infection, the sole caregiver. At…
With a surge in COVID cases in the state, the Nitish Kumar government bring forth a special relief for those orphaned because of the pandemic. Kumar administration annunciated that all the children who have lost their parents because of the ongoing pandemic will be provided with financial assistance for their well-being. The government would give…
