Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) No. 1800 11 1311 

Toll free Number(s): 
  • 1800-11-1311 (Carings Helpdesk, 8 am - 8pm, Mon-Fri)
All India Number(s): 
  • 011-2618 0194 (Support)

Email

  • carahdesk [dot] wcd [at] nic [dot] in (Help/Support)

Contact No. For Adoption Queries

Toll-Free No: 1800 11 1311 / 011-26760471/ 011-26760472/ 011-26760473
Available between 8:00 am to 8:00 pm in all working days(Mon-Fri)

Important Links

Grievance & Queries Form

  • For queries please call on Toll Free Number given above.
  • All grievances or queries shall be responded to within three working days.
  • Status can be checked or supplementary details/queries may be added subsequently by using the Reference Number and mobile/e-mail provided.
  • There is a provision to raise the level to the Appellate if the grivance/query has not been responded to in three working days.
  • You can lodge complain on Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)

Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS)

For Parents

  • Resident Indian Parents
  • OCI/Foreigner Living in India
  • NRI/OCI/Foreigner Living Abroad
  • Relative Adoption
  • Adoption by Step Parents

This list contains the information for parents on:

  • Eligibility Criteria
  • Guidelines for Adoption
  • Documents Required
  • Search Adoption Agency
  • Register Online
  • Parents Login
  • Instruction for Already Registered Parents
  • Instruction for Newly Registered Parents

State Adoption Resource Agency

Sl.No. State Name of the SARA Contact Details Other Contact Details Address
1 Andaman and Nicobar Island Directorate of Social Welfare Ms Iti Agarwal
Director
Phone : 9963352247
Email : directorsw4 [at] gmail [dot] com
Dr. Shweta
Programme Manager
Phone : 9972750391
Email : sara4andaman [at] gmail [dot] com
Directorate of Social Welfare, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Golghar, Port Blair, South Andaman Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2 Andhra Pradesh SARA Women Development and Child Welfare Dept. Smt A Siri IAS
Member Secretary
Phone : 9440814416
Email : adoptionandhra [at] gmail [dot] com
R Sai Swetha
Programme Manager
Phone : 7901597202
Email : adoptionandhra [at] gmail [dot] com
Dept of Women Development and Child Welfare, 4th Floor Jampani towers, Amaravathi Road, Guntur 522006
3 Arunachal Pradesh Women and Child Development Department Mrs T.P. Loyi
Member Secretary
Phone : 9436043332
Email : ar [dot] womenchild [at] gmail [dot] com
Yami Yekar
Programme Assistant
Phone : 8974242424
Email : pertinaddiahhi [at] gmail [dot] com
Women and Child Development Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar
4 Assam SARA Assam Shri Parha P Mazumdar
Member Secretary
Phone : 9864483226
Email : saraassam8 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Office of State Child Protection Society House no-46, first floor, Survey, Beltola, near Central Nursing Home
5 Bihar SARA Bihar Prashant Kumar CH
Director
Phone :
Email : sara-bih [at] gov [dot] in
Rashmi Singh
Programme Manager
Phone : 7296069606
Email : sara-bih [at] gov [dot] in
2nd Floor Apna Ghar Behind Lalit Bhawan Baily Road Patna
6 Chandigarh SARA Chandigarh Ms. Palika Arora PCS
Member Secretary
Phone : 9172254800
Email : utcpschandigarh [at] gmail [dot] com
Ms Anamika Passi
Programme Officer
Phone : 9592058569
Email : utcpschandigarh [at] gmail [dot] com
SARA c/o UT Child Protection Society Sector 19 B Chandigarh
7 Chhattisgarh Women And Child Welfare Dept. Director
Secreatry
Phone : 7646956212
Email : cgsara2015 [at] gmail [dot] com
DR Ramsharan Chouksey
Programme Manager
Phone : 7646956212
Email : cgsara2015 [at] gmail [dot] com
Indravati Bhawan 2nd Floor Block-A Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Sara Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu Director Cum Deputy Secretary Sw Wcd
Member Secretary
Phone : 9879573299
Email : dnhsara [at] gmail [dot] com
Mahesh D Patel
Programme Manager
Phone : 9879573299
Email : mahesh197304 [at] gmail [dot] com
C-Block, District & Session Court Premises, Fort Area, Moti Daman- 396220
9 Delhi Dept of women and Child Development Mr Krishan Kumar
Member Secretary
Phone : 7838046570
Email : saraarcdelhi [at] gmail [dot] com
- Dept. of Women and Child Development, GNCTD, ISBT Building, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-110006
10 Goa Directorate of Women and Child Development - Yasin Kalagar
Programme Manager
Phone : 7020755486
Email : dir-wcd [dot] goa [at] nic [dot] in
Directorate of Women 7Child Development 2nd Floor Old Education Building 18th June Road Panaji Goa 403001
11 Gujarat Department of Social Defence Vikramsinh Jadav
Director
Phone : 9428606094
Email : ceo-gscps-gnr [at] gujarat [dot] gov [dot] in
yagnesh
Programme Manager
Phone : 9428606094
Email : sara [dot] gujarat [at] gmail [dot] com
Government of Gujarat Block No 16 Juna Sachivalaya Old Secretariat Dr. jivraj Mehta Bhawan Gandhinagar
12 Haryana women and Child Development Department Director
Member Secretary
Phone : 7986351627
Email : sara [dot] haryana20 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Women and child Development Department Bays No. 15-20Sector-4 Panchkula
13 Himachal Pradesh Women and Child Development Ms. Ira Tanwar
Member Secretary
Phone : 9418022038
Email : hscps [dot] icps [at] gmail [dot] com
Vijay Sharma
Programme Manager
Phone : 9418245773
Email : hscps [dot] icps [at] gmail [dot] com
Cedar Home, Brentwood Estate, Near Hotel Himalnd, Shimla-171001
14 Jammu and Kashmir Office of the Mission Directorate ICPS Ms Harvinder Kour
Member Secretary
Phone : 9419106500
Email : jandksara [at] gmail [dot] com
- Rehmat Avenue, Baghat, Sanat Nagar Srinagar 190005 / Hajj House, Rail Head Complex, Jammu-180012
15 Jharkhand Jharkhand State Adoption Resource Agency Ms Rajeshwari B
Director
Phone : 7992323023
Email : sarajharkhand [at] gmail [dot] com
Kunal Kumar Sharma
Programme Officer
Phone : 7979744497
Email : sarajharkhand [at] gmail [dot] com
3rd floor,FFP Building, Dhurwa, Ranchi
16 Karnataka Directorate of Child Protection Mr Chandrakanth
Director
Phone : 8022867383
Email : icpssarakar [at] gmail [dot] com
Arundathi
Programme Manager
Phone : 8296345400
Email : icpssarakar [at] gmail [dot] com
Directorate of Child Protection ,3rd Floor, Vishweshwaraiah Mini Tower , Ambedkar Veedhi Bangalore
17 Kerala SARA Priyanka G IAS
Member Secretary
Phone : 8281899475
Email : keralasara [at] gmail [dot] com
Deepak S
Programme Officer
Phone : 9497365082
Email : keralasara [at] gmail [dot] com
Women and child development Department Poojappura TVM
18 Madhya Pradesh State Adoption Resource Authority Dr Ram Rao Bhonsle
Member Secretary
Phone : 8770242457
Email : icpsbhopal [at] gmail [dot] com
Manu Mishra
Programme Officer
Phone : 8770242457
Email : mmishrawe15 [at] gmail [dot] com
Vijayaraje Vatsalya Bhawan, 28 A, Arera Hills, Bhopal
19 Maharashtra Maharashtra State Commissioner WCD PUNE R Vimala
Member Secretary
Phone : 8329041531
Email : sara [dot] mscps [at] gmail [dot] com
Miss. Chhaya Mhankale
Programme Officer
Phone : 7414952726
Email : sara [dot] mscps [at] gmail [dot] com
Maharashtra State Child Protection Society Commissionerate Woman And Child Development Department Old Circuit House 28 Queens Garden Pune
20 Manipur Department of Social Welfare Ngangom Uttam Singh
Director
Phone : 9862593652
Email : directorswmanipur [at] gmail [dot] com
Gyanilaxmi Thongam
Programme Manager
Phone : 7005183398
Email : manipursara [at] gmail [dot] com
Government of Manipur Directorate Complex A.T line imphal
21 Meghalaya State Adoption Resource Agency Meghalaya Shri L Lyngdoh
Director
Phone : 9366266148
Email : sara [dot] shillong [at] gmail [dot] com
- Office of the State Child Protection Society, KJPA Building, IGP, Opposite State Central Library Barik Shillong
22 Mizoram State Adoption Resource Agency Lallianpuii
Member Secretary
Phone : 9436190895
Email : saramzr [at] ymail [dot] com
Lalmuanpuii Chhakchhuak
Programme Manager
Phone : 9436190895
Email : saramzr [at] ymail [dot] com
Verdant Ridge,Dunglena Building,Laipuitlang,Aizawl,Mizoram
23 Nagaland State Adoption Resource Agency Nagaland Smti Nokcharenla Longchar
Member Secretary
Phone : 8798192597
Email : scpsnagaland [at] gmail [dot] com
Smti Renchumi Imti
Programme Manager
Phone : 9436282856
Email : scpsngaland [at] gmail [dot] com
Social Welfare Director Office, Child Protection Services, Near NBCC Hall, Below Secretariat Office Kohima Nagaland 797004
24 Orissa Department of Women and Child Development Aravind Agrawal IAS
Member Secretary
Phone : 9438345784
Email : saraodisha09 [at] gmail [dot] com
Sujata Mohanty
Programme Officer
Phone : 9438350598
Email : pm [dot] sara [dot] od [at] nic [dot] in
State Adoption Resource Agency Odisha State Child Protection Society Mission Shakti Bhawan Gandamunda Bhubaneswar 751030
25 Pondicherry State Adoption Resource Agency P Muthu Meena
Member Secretary
Phone : 9442234784
Email : dswicpspdy [at] gmail [dot] com
Manikandan K
Programme Assistant
Phone : 9043707394
Email : dswicpspdy [at] gmail [dot] com
Kamaraj Street , Opposite LIC Office, New Saram, Puducherry
26 Punjab Social Security And Women And Child Development Shelly Mittal
Member Secretary
Phone : 9592104500
Email : saraicpspunjab [at] gmail [dot] com
- Government of Punjab SCO 102 103 sector 34A Near Passport Office Chandigarh
27 Rajasthan Department for Child Rights Anuprerna Singh Kuntal
Member Secretary
Phone : 9460880062
Email : dcr [dot] raj [at] rajasthan [dot] gov [dot] in
Manish Sharma
Programme Officer
Phone : 9460880062
Email : dcr [dot] raj [at] rajasthan [dot] gov [dot] in
20/198 Kaveri Path Mansarover Jaipur RAJ.
28 Sikkim Sikkim SARA Jyotsna M. Karthak
Director
Phone : 9434181262
Email : sarasikkim [at] gmail [dot] com
Rup Narayan Sharma
Programme Assistant
Phone : 7908598616
Email : Sarasikkim [at] gmail [dot] com
Women and Child Development Department, Gangtok
29 Tamil Nadu SARA M. NIshanthi
Programme Officer
Phone : 9043635121
Email : saratndsw [at] gmail [dot] com
- SARA directorate of social defence
30 Telangana State Adoption Resource Agency Smt. Divya IAS
Member Secretary
Phone :
Email : tgadoption [at] gmail [dot] com
Sompelli Mamatha
Programme Manager
Phone : 6303230917
Email : tgadoption [at] gmail [dot] com
Commissionerate of Women Development and Child Welfare Department 8-3-222, Vengal Rao Nagar, State Home Premises, Ameerpet
31 Tripura Department of Social Welfare and Social Education Director Swse
Director
Phone : 7005864492
Email : cw [dot] dswe [at] gmail [dot] com
- Government of Tripura Agartala
32 Uttar Pradesh SARA Gaurav Kumar
Director
Phone : 8707813782
Email : upsara2015 [at] gmail [dot] com
Gaurav Kumar
Programme Manager
Phone : 8707813782
Email : upsara2015 [at] gmail [dot] com
Mahila Kalyan Directorate, 8rth Floor, Jawahar Bhawan ,Ashok Marg, Lucknow
33 Uttarakhand Directorate Women Welfare Uttarakhand Mr Pradeep Rawat
Member Secretary
Phone : 7579215264
Email : ukchiefpo [at] gmail [dot] com
Sara
Programme Manager
Phone : 9518558222
Email : ukchiefpo [at] gmail [dot] com
56 Preetam Road, Dalanwala Dehradun
34 West Bengal State Adoption Resource Agency West Bengal N Dasgupta IAS Director
Member Secretary
Phone : 8334915554
Email : adoption [dot] sarawb [at] gmail [dot] com
Tanima Chatterjee
Programme Officer
Phone : 7278623530
Email : adoption [dot] sarawb [at] gmail [dot] com
Shaishali Building , 3rd Floor, DF Block, Salt Lake,Sector-1,Kolkata , Pin 700064

Officers Contact Details

S.No Name of the Officer Designation Phone & Email
1 Ms. Tripti Gurha Member Secretary and CEO ceo-cara [at] gov [dot] in
2 Dr. Jagannath Pati Director (Programme) j [dot] pati [at] nic [dot] in
Ph: 011-26760310/ 011-26760402
3 Shri Nandresh Nigam Deputy Director (Programme) nandreshnigam [dot] cswb [at] gov [dot] in
Ph:011-26760451
4 Ms. Vinita Jha Assistant Director (NOC in case of OAS
and Surrendered children and Inter-country
Relative Adoption)
Jha [dot] vinita [at] nic [dot] in
Ph:011-26760400
5 Ms. Poonam Sharma Assistant Director (In-country and Coordination) poonamsharma [dot] nipccd [at] gov [dot] in
Phone : 011-26760475
6 Ms. Richa Ojha Assistant Director (Policy and Parliament, Training,
Annual Report & Media, RTI Nodal Officer
and Transparency Officer)
richojha-cara [at] gov [dot] in
Ph:011-26760401
7 Sh. Ashutosh Assistant Director (Scrutiny, Authorisation
& Post Adoption Follow-up)
ashutosh [dot] 1984 [at] gov [dot] in
Ph:011-26760510
8 Ms. Indu Vermani Data Analyst (All concerned matters related to CARINGS) indu_v [dot] tifac [at] nic [dot] in
Phone : 011-26760352
Phone : 011-26760511
9 Sh. G. Ravi Kumar Assistant Director (Legal, Purchase and
Infrastucture related Task, HAMA Desk)
geddam [dot] ravi [dot] cara [at] gov [dot] in
Phone : 011-26760320
10 Sh. Vinit Kumar Upadhyay Assistant Director (General Administration
& Establishment, Internship)
vinitupadhaya-cwc [at] gov [dot] in
Phone : 011-26760330
11 Sh. Suresh Kumar N.V. Accounts Officer sureshk [dot] nv [at] nic [dot] in
Phone : 011-26760331
12 Ms. Rupanshi Pandey Research Assistant, AD (I/C)
(Helpdesk & Grievances)
rupanshi [dot] pandey [at] nic [dot] in
Phone : 011-26760485

Chairperson & Members of the Steering Committee of CARA

S.No Name & Contact Details Position
1

Shri Indevar pandey
Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Govt. of India,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001.

Tele.: 011-23383586, 011-23386731,
Fax: 011-23381495
Email : secy [dot] wcd [at] nic [dot] in

Chairperson (Ex-officio)
2

Ms. Sukriti Likhi
Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser,
Ministry of Women & Child Development, Govt. of India,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001.

Tele.: 011-23062630
Email : asfasteel [at] nic [dot] in

Member (Ex-officio)
3

Ms. Indra Mallo
Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001.

Tele.:011-23070611, 011-23070672
Email: indra [dot] mallo [at] ias [dot] nic [dot] in

Member (Ex-officio)
4

Ms. Tripti Gurha
Joint Secretary & CEO CARA,
Ministry of Women & Child Development, Govt. of India,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001.

Tele.: 011-23381800
Email ID: triptigurha [dot] edu [at] nic [dot] in

Member (Ex-officio)
5

Shri Bhaskar Sarma
Commissioner-Cum-Secretary,
Department of Women and Child Development,
Government of Odisha Bhubaneswar- 751030

Tele.: 9953210000
Email ID: wcdsec [dot] or [at] nic [dot] in

Member
6

Prof. Poonam Saxena
Vice Chancellor, National Law University,
Jodhpur- 342304

Tele.: 0291-2577595, 9649939333
Email ID: nlu-jod-rj [at] nic [dot] in

Member
7

Ms. Shirali Radhakrishan Tyabji
Room No. 49, India International Centre,
40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003

Tele.: 7073099780 Email
ID: shirali [dot] tyabji [at] outlook [dot] com

Member
8

Mr. Bimal Kumar Tyagi
Sewa Bharti Madhya Bharat, Matruchhaya (Shishu Kalyan Kendra)
Swami Ramtirth Nagar, Opp. Maida Mill,
Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal- 462011

Tele.: 8989016197
Email ID: swbharti [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] in

Member
9

Ms. Sangeeta Bangiwar
H.No. 103, Mont Vert Tropez, Wakad,
Pune-411057

Tele.: 020-46998432, 9850041770
Email ID: sangeeta [at] sroat [dot] org, sangeetapb [at] gmail [dot] com

Member
10

Mr. Thingnam Roshan Singh
SAA Imphal East Wangkhei Ningthemprukhri
Makha Leikai, Imphal East 795001.

Tele.: 7005318303
Email ID: thingnamroshan2014 [at] gmail [dot] com

Member

Duties and Responsibilities of Officers and Availability of Information from Officers

Right to Information (RTI)

S. No. Name of the Officer Contact No. & Email ID

1

Ms. Richa Ojha
Assistant Director (Administration)
Nodal Officer and Transparency Officer
011-26760401
Email Id: richojha-cara [at] gov [dot] in  

2

Sh. Vinit Kumar Upadhyay
Assistant Director (Administration)
CPIO (Administration)
011-26760330
Email Id: vinitupadhaya-CWC [at] gov [dot] in  

3

Sh. Ashutosh
Assistant Director (Programme)
CPIO – (Programme)
011-26760510
Email Id: ashutosh [dot] 1984 [at] gov [dot] in  

4

Dr. Jagannath Pati
Joint Director (Administration) - Additional Charge
Appellate Authority (Administration)
011-26760310
Email Id: j [dot] pati [at] nic [dot] in  

5

Dr. Jagannath Pati
Director (Programme)
Appellate Authority (Programme)
011-26760402
Email Id: j [dot] pati [at] nic [dot] in  
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Head Office

Central Adoption Resource Authority,
Ministry of Women & Child Development,
West Block 8, Wing 2,
1st Floor, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi-110066 (India)
Telephone Numbers:011-26760474