The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the state governments and union territories to prevent any NGO from collecting funds in the names of children orphaned by Covid-19. The top court directed the governments to take action against NGOs or individuals who are indulging in illegal adoptions by disclosing children's identity and inviting interested persons to adopt them.
The The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights had sounded the alarm on a spate of complaints about illegal adoption of children orphaned by Covid-19 through private individual and organisations. The body added that it has received many complaints in May that private individuals and organisations have been actively collecting data on these children while claiming that they want to assist families and children in adoption.
The NCPCR statistics show that 3,621 children were orphaned, 26,176 children lost either parent and 274 children were abandoned just between April and June this year.