Booklet to spread awareness about in-country adoption

In a bid to generate awareness about in-country adoption, Delhi's State Adoption Resource Agency has published a booklet containing procedural information and a list of government-approved agencies.
"It (the booklet) is expected to work as an important tool for dissemination of information and will be circulated among NGOs, agencies and social work professionals working for rehabilitation of children in need of care and protection," said Agency Director Saumya Gupta.
Gupta said the Agency had tied up with the orthopaedic centre for differently-abled children being run by the Delhi Council for Child Welfare, an NGO, in Janakpuri, for providing professional and holistic medical care to the mentally- challenged children housed at children home for girls II at Nirmal Chaya Complex, Jail Road.

The State Adoption Resource Agency functions under the Department of Women and Child Development of Delhi Government.
She further informed that a total of 25,139 beneficiaries have been covered under the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sehyog Yojna (IGMSY) during financial year 2013-14.
Besides that, notifications pertaining to Child Welfare Committees, State Advisory Board and Juvenile Justice Board have been uploaded on the official website of the department.
The Delhi Lt Governor recently reviewed the work done by the department for improving living conditions and delivery of services at observation homes, and directed various departments like police and PWD to coordinate with the department for facilitating the required work.