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Over 2,000 Orphans Await Adoption in India, West Bengal Tops the List

Thakur noted that most Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) prefer to adopt younger children, particularly those below six years of age and in normal health, through the designated CARINGS portal. "If there is availability of a lesser number of such children in the adoption pool, the waiting period for PAPs may be higher," she stated in a written response.

Yogi to revise aid being given to Covid orphans

According to the government spokesman, a monthly financial assistance of Rs 4,000 will be given to a child's guardian or caretaker, till he or she attains adulthood, while those who do not have anyone to look after them will be sent to child protection homes.