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KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today extended support to
the Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity which has voluntarily given
up its status to run adoption homes in India.
"We fully support Missionaries of Charity and Sister Prema in their decision to
opt out of the adoption programme. They have a right to do so. Essence of India
is unity in diversity. This is the pillar of our great nation," said Ms
Banerjee.
Citing difficulty in complying with the new adoption rules notified by the
government in July, the Missionaries of Charity on Saturday made public its
decision of discontinuing adoption work in India since the past two months.
"We have voluntarily given up our recognised status to run adoption centres.
div id='ndtvrelcontent'></div>"This decision was arrived soon after we received
the new 'Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015' issued under a
notification from the union ministry of women and child development," the
Missionaries of Charity said in a statement.
While the Missionaries of Charity did not specify its opposition to any
particular provision, the new guidelines notified in July have made single
parents (separated, divorced, unwed mothers) eligible to adopt through online
registration.
The organisation runs 16 orphanages in India under the name of Nirmala Shishu
Bhawan, providing shelter, food, medical care and schooling to abandoned and
destitute children. Of this 13 were authorised by the government to run
adoption centres.Story First Published: October 11, 2015 13:53 IST
