Seven children from Nagpur have completed their legal adoption process, with one child set to join a family in France and six to be placed with families in Mumbai, Pune and Wardha. The proceedings were completed online under CARA guidelines.

Seven children from Nagpur have completed the legal adoption process and are set to begin a new chapter with families in India and France. The adoption orders were processed online on September 3 in accordance with guidelines issued by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), New Delhi.

According to officials, one of the seven children has been adopted by a family in France, while three will join families in Mumbai. Two children have been adopted by families in Pune and one by a family in Wardha. 

The adoption proceedings were carried out under the supervision of Nagpur district collector Kumar Ashirwad and followed the prescribed legal and administrative procedures. Officials said the online process was intended to make adoption proceedings more streamlined and transparent while maintaining the required safeguards.

Nagpur also facilitated the CARA system-related online process for Maharashtra. The digitisation of adoption procedures is aimed at reducing delays and maintaining a clear legal record during different stages of the process.

The officials involved in the proceedings said the welfare and best interests of the children remained a central consideration while completing the formalities. The adoption framework is intended to provide children who cannot remain with their biological families an opportunity to grow up in a permanent family environment.

Officials and representatives involved in the process included district women and child development officer Sunil Mesre, district child protection officer Mustak Pathan, protection officer Vinod Shende and legal and probation officer Sujata Gulhane. Representatives of Shraddhanand Adoption Agency, including Lalita Gawande and Pratima Diwanji, also participated, along with prospective adoptive parents and other officials.

The completion of the seven cases highlights the role of technology in facilitating adoption-related administrative procedures. While the process involves legal and institutional safeguards, its outcome for the children is the opportunity to move from temporary care arrangements to permanent family settings.

The development also reflects the continuing use of digital systems in adoption proceedings to improve coordination among authorities, agencies and prospective adoptive families while keeping child welfare at the centre of the process.