Couples who want to adopt children can apply now

MADURAI:

Couples

, who want to adopt

children

from government-run

adoption

centres in

Madurai district

, can send applications to the Child Welfare Committee.

Children in the age group of 6-14 are available for adoption from the two adoption centres in Madurai district. Applications will be available at the Child Welfare Committee office at Kennet Nagar in Muthupatti from November 18 to December 18, between 2pm and 4.30pm.

People should carry a copy of Aadhaar when they approach the office to obtain the

application

.

An order in this connection was passed by chairman of the committee Dr V M Vijayasaravanan and members B Pandiaraja, M R Shanthi and L Shanmugam on Wednesday.