Press Release
Press Release from Women, Child, Senior Citizen and Divyangjan Welfare Department
Information & Public Relations Department
On 25/06/2025, The State Adoption Resource Agency under Women, Child, Senior Citizen and Divyangjan Welfare Department, Govt. Of Sikkim organized a "Sensitization Program on Adoption Regulations 2022" at Zilla Bhawan Hall, Gangtok for Gangtok District stakeholders.
At the onset, Mrs. Chumsang Palden Lachenpa, Program Manager, SARA/ DCPO, Gangtok welcomed the participants and briefed them on importance of the days program and stress to ensure that no illegal Adoption are carried out in the District.
Mrs. Nim Chuti Sherpa, Program Officer, SARA spoke on the Law and legislations (Juvenile Justice Act,2015 and Adoption Regulations, 2022) that governs Adoption of children in India and also about different types of Adoption that can be done.
Lastly, Rup Narayan Sharma, Program Assistant, SARA presented the technical session were all the procedures and legal implications were briefed to the gathering.
The program ended with an interactive session were all the doubts of the participants were cleared by the Resource Persons of the day.
The participants of the program were Hon. Zilla Adhayaksha, Gangtok, Hon. Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Gangtok, Panchayats and Zilla Members, ASHAs, AWWs, ANMs and GNMs of STNM and Manipal Hospital , Child Helpline Members and DCPU staff.
At the onset, Mrs. Chumsang Palden Lachenpa, Program Manager, SARA/ DCPO, Gangtok welcomed the participants and briefed them on importance of the days program and stress to ensure that no illegal Adoption are carried out in the District.
Mrs. Nim Chuti Sherpa, Program Officer, SARA spoke on the Law and legislations (Juvenile Justice Act,2015 and Adoption Regulations, 2022) that governs Adoption of children in India and also about different types of Adoption that can be done.
Lastly, Rup Narayan Sharma, Program Assistant, SARA presented the technical session were all the procedures and legal implications were briefed to the gathering.
The program ended with an interactive session were all the doubts of the participants were cleared by the Resource Persons of the day.
The participants of the program were Hon. Zilla Adhayaksha, Gangtok, Hon. Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Gangtok, Panchayats and Zilla Members, ASHAs, AWWs, ANMs and GNMs of STNM and Manipal Hospital , Child Helpline Members and DCPU staff.