Indians prefer to adopt girls; Maharashtra at forefront

印度人更喜欢收养女孩；马哈拉施特拉邦走在最前沿

NEW DELHI: Nearly 60% of children adopted in the last six years were girls across states in India, led by Maharashtra which also recorded the highest number of adoptions in recent years, government data showed. Of the 3,276 children adopted in the country in 2017-18, a total of 1,858 were girls, the data showed.

新德里：政府数据显示，过去6年印度国内被收养的孩子中，有近60%是女孩，而马哈拉施特拉邦是近年来收养女孩人数最多的邦。数据显示，在2013年至2018年，全有3276名儿童被收养，其中有1858名是女孩。

In reply to an RTI filed on the number of adoptions in every state since 2012, Child Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) said Maharashtra was at the forefront in adopting girls. The number of girls adopted in 2017 was 353 out of a total of 642 adoptions in the state. Karnataka followed with 286 adoptions, 167 of them girls, CARA, the apex body for adoption in the country, said.

儿童收养资源管理局表示，自2012年以来，对比每个州的收养人数，马哈拉施特拉邦在收养女孩方面处于最前线。印度最大的收养机构CARA称，2017年收养的儿童一共有642名，其中女童有353名。卡纳塔克邦紧随其后，收养了286名儿童，其中女童167名。

Maharashtra's high score was not just because of the size of the state, but because of the large number of adoption agencies there, said CARA CEO Lieutenant Colonel Deepak Kumar. "Maharashtra has the highest number of adoption agencies in the country at 60 while other states that are bigger have on an average 20 adoption agencies," he said.

马哈拉施特拉邦收养人数之高不仅仅是因为该邦的规模大，而是因为该邦有大量的收养机构，CARA首席执行官迪帕克·库马尔说。他说：“马哈拉施特拉邦的收养机构数量是全国最多的，而其他邦的收养机构数量平均为20家。”

In 2017-18, there was an increase in the number of in-country adoptions. Of the 3,276 children adopted within India, 1,858 were girls and 1,418 boys, according to the data given in response to the RTI query.

2017-18年度，印度国内收养的人数有所增加。印度国内收养的3,276个孩子中，有1858名女童，1418名男童。

The inter-country adoption also saw an increase, with the number rising from 578 in 2016-17 to 651 in 2017-18.

跨国收养人数也有所增加，从2016年的578人增加到2017-18年度的651人。

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In 2016-2017, out of the 3,210 children adopted within India, 1,915 or almost 60% were girls. Maharashtra (711) and Karnataka (252) again recorded the highest numbers, followed by West Bengal (203).

在2016-2017年度，印度国内收养的3210个孩子中，有1,915名女孩，占比60%。马哈拉施特拉邦(711名)和卡纳塔克邦(252名)再次录得最高的数字，其次是西孟加拉邦(203名)。