Office Memorandum No. 1738/2011/LD of the Labour Department, Government of Karnataka dated 22nd April, 2011 on the placement of children for adoption [C1A-Q8N]

No. 1738/2011/LD

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Labour Department, Government of Karnataka

Bengaluru, dated the 22nd April, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The placement of children for adoption by adoption agencies under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Labour Department, Government of Karnataka on the manner in which the placement of children for adoption by adoption agencies is to be regulated under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997.

2. The matter has been examined. Every adoption agency carrying on the placement of children for adoption shall make an application in Form III to the Government of Karnataka within sixty days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the placement of children for adoption is undertaken, and the Government of Karnataka shall dispose of it within sixty days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Labour Department, Government of Karnataka.

(Secretary to Government)