At the same time, foreigners adopting children with a physical deformity or an ailment rose by 50% last year alone. A total of 355 differently-abled children were adopted by foreign applicants in 2017-2018, up from 237 in the preceding year. Only 46 such children were adopted by Indian parents in the same year. As a result, overseas applicants are mostly referred differently-abled children. While all these factors do contribute to parents in India not opting for differently-abled children, the primary reason is our attitude towards them.

Source: The Hindu April 08, 2018 16:30 UTC