The Draft Surrogacy Bill Not Finalised: Minister

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare) Anupriya Patel stated in the Rajya sabha on Tuesday that the draft Assisted Reproductive Techniques (Regulation) Bill has not been finalized.

In a written reply she also stated that surrogacy has been prohibited for foreign nationals vide notification No. 25022/74/2011-F.11 (Vol.III) dated 3rd November, 2015 issued by Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure the following:

1. No visa should be issued by the Indian Missions/Posts to foreign nationals intending to visit India for commissioning surrogacy;


2. No permission should be granted by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (FRROs)/Foreigners Registration Officers (FROs) to Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders to commission surrogacy in India.


3. No exit permission should be granted by the FRROs/FROs to the child/children to be born through surrogacy to foreign nationals including OCI cardholders. However, for child/children born through surrogacy already commissioned on or before issue of this Circular, exit permission will be decided by FRROs/FROs on case to case basis.