<p class="title">Australia has decided to recommence the child adoption programme with India about eight years after it put the adoption programme on hold following reports of trafficking of children for inter-country adoption by some of the recognised Indian placement agencies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was mandatory for the adoption agencies to place children in inter-country adoption at that point of time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Government of Australia has decided to recommence the adoption programme with India as per Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoption," the Women and Child Development ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The recommencement of the adoption programmes will now enable large number of prospective adoptive parents, including those of Indian origin settled in Australia, in fulfilling their desire of adopting a child from India, the ministry said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ministry along with the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is "constantly" engaging with the Australian government for recommencement of the adoption programme, the ministry said</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The adoptions from India had earlier been put on hold by the Government of Australia eight years ago, on the reported charges of trafficking of children for Inter-country adoption by some of the recognized Indian placement agencies," the ministry added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The regulation of inter-country adoptions has been made strict in India with the enactment of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, and notification of Adoption Regulations, 2017. <br /> </p>
<p class="title">Australia has decided to recommence the child adoption programme with India about eight years after it put the adoption programme on hold following reports of trafficking of children for inter-country adoption by some of the recognised Indian placement agencies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was mandatory for the adoption agencies to place children in inter-country adoption at that point of time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Government of Australia has decided to recommence the adoption programme with India as per Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoption," the Women and Child Development ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The recommencement of the adoption programmes will now enable large number of prospective adoptive parents, including those of Indian origin settled in Australia, in fulfilling their desire of adopting a child from India, the ministry said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ministry along with the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is "constantly" engaging with the Australian government for recommencement of the adoption programme, the ministry said</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The adoptions from India had earlier been put on hold by the Government of Australia eight years ago, on the reported charges of trafficking of children for Inter-country adoption by some of the recognized Indian placement agencies," the ministry added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The regulation of inter-country adoptions has been made strict in India with the enactment of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, and notification of Adoption Regulations, 2017. <br /> </p>