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The Karnataka State Government is one of the first states in India to take a major step in providing 1% horizontal reservations to transpersons in the civil services department. The
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The Karnataka State Government is one of the first states in India to take a major step in providing 1% horizontal reservations to transpersons in the civil services department. The
On 18th June 2021, Ms. Shivangi Prasad participated as a Panellist in a discussion on ‘Legal Way: Know your rights and how can you get the legal help’ at the
“I realized, after a one-on-one interaction with the Petitioners, that it was I (us), who has to set off on a journey of understanding them and accepting them and shed
A study on ‘Human Rights as a Third Gender’ (2018) carried out by the Kerala Development Society on behalf of National Human Rights Commission India (NHRC) revealed that around 99% of
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (Act) received the presidential assent on 5 December 2019. The Act subsequently came into effect on 10 January 2020, by way of
In the case of P vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. [W.P.A. 3962 of 2021], the Calcutta High Court on 11th February 2021 stated that having joined public
One small step for a Government, one giant leap for transgender rights. Another feather to the cap of the Madhya Pradesh Government, in addition to the appointment of a transgender
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the National Portal for Transgender Persons (Portal) on 25 November 2020. This can be accessed at http://transgender.dosje.gov.in/. The Portal has the facility
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (Act) imposes certain obligations on the State Governments to ensure the full inclusion and participation of transgender persons in society, and to
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020 were notified on 29th September, 2020. Here are the provisions and the changes compared to the draft rules circulated earlier: – Adv.