Foreign couples adopt 2 baby girls

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, August 17

Two baby girls from Sri Anant Ashram Nathana, one of the nine specialised adoption agencies of the state, have been adopted by couples from the US and Spain.

While one-year-old Rehmat will soon join her parents from the US, one-and-a-half-year-old Hunar will join her new parents in Spain. As per a note issued here on Friday, Deputy Commissioner Praneet said those who wanted to adopt children should get themselves properly registered on www.cara.in website and follow the rules and regulations for adoption issued by the government, people can adopt children.

District Child Protection Officer Ravneet Kaur Sidhu said not only childless couples, but even those having a child were adopting children. A few months ago, a couple from Ferozepur had adopted a one-and-a-half-year-old baby girl despite having a biological son. The couple wanted a daughter to complete their family and hence applied for it. After two years of documentation and other formalities, the baby girl was adopted.

At present, there are 13 children in the ashram that include three baby girls and 10 boys aged between 8 and 10 years. She said Sri Anant Anath Ashram Nathana was a specialised adoption agency. The Central Adoption Resource Authority, Chandigarh, has registered the centre as per Guidelines and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, under Section 56.