The Ministry of Women and Child Development, through the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), will be celebrating the National Adoption Awareness Month in November 2025 with a special focus on the rehabilitation of Divyaang children. The campaign, launched on October 1st, 2025, features the theme “Non-Institutionalized Rehabilitation of Children with Special Needs (Divyaang Children)” and includes online and offline activities in collaboration with MyGov India. Activities include Poster Making competitions, Pledge Taking, Mascot Creation, Sharing of Adoption Stories, and Idea & Suggestion Submissions. The campaign aims to promote adoption of children with special needs, break myths, and celebrate adoption, featuring a special logo and the hashtag #EveryChildMatters. In the Financial Year 2024–2025, 313 children with special needs were successfully adopted (83 domestic, 230 inter-country). Several states, including Ladakh, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh, are organizing awareness events with interactive sessions, cultural events, and community campaigns. The goal is to spread awareness, encourage dialogue, and celebrate adoption success stories.
Key Entities Referenced
National Adoption Awareness Month: An annual month-long campaign in November focused on adoption awareness.
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA): The primary authority responsible for regulating adoption in India, hosting the online campaign.
Children with Special Needs (Divyaang Children): The specific group of children the adoption campaign focuses on.
Ministry of Women and Child Development: The ministry under which CARA operates and which is overseeing the adoption awareness month.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Campaign for the National Adoption Awareness
Month 2025 begins with Special Focus on Children
with Special Needs
National Adoption Campaign Highlights
Rehabilitation of Divyaang Children
Posted On: 01 OCT 2025 4:59PM by PIB Delhi
The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), Ministry of Women and Child Development,
Government of India, will be celebrating a month long adoption awareness month in November 2025 as
observed in the past annually. This year, awareness activities for the Adoption awareness month with the
theme of “Non-Institutionalized Rehabilitation of Children with Special Needs (Divyaang Children) have
started from today ( 1st October , 2025) with a series of offline and online social media activities building
up to the main launch of the National Adoption Awareness Month in November.
In collaboration with MyGov India, CARA is also hosting a nationwide online campaign with activities such
as: Poster Making competitions, Pledge Taking, Mascot Creation, Sharing of Adoption Stories by parents and
adoptees and Idea & suggestion Submissions to strengthen adoption processes. All activities on MyGov are
being launched today.
This nationwide campaign is dedicated to promoting the adoption of children with special needs, breaking
myths and misconceptions surrounding adoption, and celebrating the joy and transformative power adoption
brings to children and families. To mark the campaign, a special logo along with dedicated hashtag
“#EveryChildMatters” has been designed to celebrate families and honour children who have been adopted as
well as those currently waiting to find loving homes.During the Financial Year 2024–2025, 313 children with special needs were successfully adopted, of which
83 were domestic adoptions and 230 inter-country adoptions. Each adoption is a testament to the commitment
of families and society towards providing love, care, and dignity to every child.
As observed annually in November, Adoption Awareness Month aims to highlight key issues related to
adoption and foster greater public understanding and engagement. Like every year, this year’s campaign will
be a blend of offline and online initiatives. States such as Ladakh, Assam, Mizoram, Uttarakhand, Arunachal
Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andaman Nicobar Islands, Madhya Pradesh,
Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and other states are organizing awareness events. The activities
will include:
Interactive sessions with prospective and adoptive parents, adoptees, and stakeholders.
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Cultural events, competitions, and Q&A sessions to share experiences and insights.
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Community campaigns to address myths and promote positive attitudes towards adoption.
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Additionally, social media campaigns will run throughout the month to spread awareness, encourage dialogue,
and celebrate adoption success stories, especially for children with special needs.
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