CARA Strengthens Regional Cooperation for Special Needs Adoption at Western Zone Consultative Workshop in Pune
Distilled Policy Brief
- Over 150 stakeholders from more than 74 districts across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu participated to discuss family-based care.
🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points
CARA functions under the Ministry of Women and Child Development and acts as the nodal body for adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions.
⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages
Examine the challenges in family-based care and non-institutional rehabilitation for children with special needs in India, and suggest measures to streamline adoption processes.
🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill
With reference to the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) and the recent initiatives regarding child adoption, consider the following statements: 1. CARA functions under the Ministry of Women and Child Development. 2. The Western Zone Consultative Workshop recently held in Pune focused primarily on promoting non-institutional rehabilitation and family-based care for children with special needs (differently-abled children). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- [A] 1 only
- [B] 2 only
- [C] Both 1 and 2
- [D] Neither 1 nor 2
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) operates under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. CARA recently organized its regional consultative workshop in Pune, Maharashtra, as part of its awareness campaign with the core theme of promoting non-institutional rehabilitation and family-based care for children with special needs. Both statements are factually correct.
🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)
Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.