179 CHILDREN RETURNED IN 3 YRS: GOVT

NEW DELHI: Adoptive parents returned 179 children in the last three years after taking them in their care for fostering, the ministry of women and child development has informed Parliament. While 174 children were returned after the legal formalities were over, five children were sent back while the legal procedure was underway, the ministry has said. “The disruption is observed in cases of placement of older children primarily due to the adjustment issues of the child with the family,” minister for WCD Smriti Irani said.