Section 49
Provision Of Alternative Care
(1) The children referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) shall be considered as children that require alternative care.
(2) The child welfare authority shall make arrangements for alternative care for the children referred to in sub-section (1) on the basis of the following order of priority:
(a) Relative from the side of the father or mother of the child,
(b) Family or person willing to provide care to the child,
(c) Organization that provides foster (family-modelled) care,
(e) Children’s home.
(3) Other provisions relating to alternative care shall be as prescribed.