law: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
  43. Sponsorship.-
  1.     
  
    The
  
  sponsorship programme may provide supplementary support to families, to
  
  children's homes and to special homes to meet medical, nutritional, educational
  
  and other needs of the children with a view to improving their quality of life.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  State Government may make rules for the purposes of carrying out various
  
  schemes of sponsorship of children, such as individual to individual
  
  sponsorship, group sponsorship or community sponsorship.