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The government has said that adoption of destitute children within the country and abroad should be encouraged and announced a national campaign will be launched to this effect.
Minister of State for Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury said in her reply to the Rajya Sabha on the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2006, which was passed unanimously by a voice vote in the House that only 3,000 Indian children have been adopted outside the country as per the latest figures, whereas other countries have adopted 20,000 children from other nationalities.
The Minister said according to new provisions anyone can adopt a child regardless of religion.
Religion will not come in the way of adoption.
She said during her tenure, in the 14 adoptions that took place the parents wanted a girl child.
On Juvenile remand homes for children, the Minister accepted that the were ''nightmare centres'' and said stringent action would be taken against the offenders.
She urged MPs to go to their respective constituencies and go in for surprise checks.
She claimed that within one year there would be improvement in these homes.
The Minister also said the number of women in the police force should be increased to 33 percent from the current three percent.
''There should be feminisation of the police,'' she said.
She said boys and girls were lodged separately in the remand homes and also segregated in terms of age also.
Although there were provisions for proper light, nutrition and sanitation, these were not implemented, she added.
The Minister also said steps were being taken to remove child beggars from streets and deal with gangs operating behind them.
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