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Puducherry couple adopts 13-year-old girl from Telangana’s Medak district

The girl was an inmate of the Bala Sadan, run by the Women and Child Welfare Department; the adoption was facilitated by Central Adoption Resource Authority

By Telangana Today

Published Date - 28 May 2025, 08:56 PM

Puducherry couple adopts 13-year-old girl from Telangana’s Medak district — Medak Collector Rahul Raj unveiling phamplets on a campaign against child marriage, in Medak on Wednesday.

Medak: A couple from Puducherry adopted a 13-year-old girl from Medak district.

The girl was an inmate of the Bala Sadan, run by the Women and Child Welfare Department. The adoption was facilitated by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).

Speaking after handing over the adoption certificate to the couple in Medak on Wednesday, Collector Rahul Raj said couples who want to adopt children, must follow the guidelines of CARA.

Illegal adoption would push the couples into problems, he added. Raj also released pamphlets on a campaign against child marriage and violence against children.