India’s government had banned international adoption of children from Andhra Pradesh ever since 2001 or 2002, but now Americans would call India’s ‘federal’ government (called ‘central’ or ‘union’ government in India) has changed that.

The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development’s sub-agency, called Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), recognized Andhra Pradesh state’s Department of Women Development and Child Welfare (DWDCW) to place children for international adoption.

If you’re interested (I’ve placed a video in this website’s video gallery, showing orphans from Andhra Pradesh), please contact one of the adoption agencies approved by CARA (I’ve been in touch with Frank Block, executive director of Love Basket, which is one of these approved agencies) and ask them how to go about this.