Archive · 11 Sep 2026
CARA Urges Vigilance to Prevent Illegal Adoption Practices
CARA held a workshop about keeping children safe during adoption.
Its leader, Bhavna Saxena, said people must be alert to illegal adoption practices.
She said every child deserves safety, a secure future, and legal protection.
The workshop brought together about 200 people who work with children and adoption.
They discussed why adoptions must happen through the authorised legal process.
They also talked about how hospitals, police, courts, and child-protection groups can help.
A short fiction film was launched to explain legal adoption and its risks.
The campaign asks everyone involved to put children’s rights and dignity first.
CARA CEO Bhavna Saxena said awareness and vigilance are essential to protect children from illegal adoption.
About 200 child-protection and adoption stakeholders attended a workshop at the Delhi Secretariat.
Officials stressed that prospective adoptive parents must follow the authorised legal adoption process without shortcuts.
A fiction film explaining legal adoption and the risks of illegal practices was launched.
Sessions examined prevention and response roles for hospitals, police, courts, and child-protection agencies.
- Who
- The Central Adoption Resource Authority, led by CEO Bhavna Saxena, and about 200 child-protection and adoption stakeholders.
- What
- A workshop and awareness campaign focused on preventing illegal adoption and promoting the legal adoption process.
- When
- The workshop was held on Thursday; the official statement was issued on Friday.
- Where
- The Delhi Secretariat, New Delhi.
- Why
- To strengthen awareness, vigilance, and coordinated action against illegal adoption practices while protecting children’s rights and welfare.
- Organiser
- Central Adoption Resource Authority under the Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Collaborators
- Delhi’s Department of Women and Child Development and Delhi State Adoption Resource Agency
- Attendance
- Around 200 participants
- Campaign message
- “Legal Adoption. Safe Childhood. Secure Future. Say No to Illegal Adoption”
- Film launched
- A fiction film explaining authorised adoption and the risks of illegal adoption
- Technical sessions
- Three sessions addressed emerging trends, institutional roles, and child-protection systems
- Participating sectors
- Health, police, judiciary, District Child Protection Units, Child Welfare Committees, and other stakeholders