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Posted 24 Feb 2024

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  • Policy has been issued in pursuance of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020.

 

  • Key highlights of the Policy
    • Scope: Applicable to all employees of MoSJE and its operations.
      • It will act as guiding document for business partner workforce, interns, trainees, etc.
    • Objective: To create an atmosphere ensuring fair treatment of transgender individuals, free from discrimination, harassment, and bias, while establishing robust grievance redress mechanism.
    • Policy Statements
      • Non-discrimination and enabling work environment: Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity in recruitment, appointment, promotion, etc.
      • Privacy and Confidentiality: Non-disclosure of gender identity without explicit consent.
      • Access to Facilities: Ensure infrastructure facilities (such as Unisex toilets) and amenities (such as hygiene products) are provided to transgender persons.
      • Grievance Redressal Mechanism: To redress instances of experienced discrimination or harassment based on gender identity.

 

  • Challenges faced by Transgender Persons: Social stigma and discrimination, sub-optimal access to basic amenities like healthcare, education, etc., vulnerable to physical, verbal, and sexual abuse, etc.

 

Measures taken for Welfare and Empowerment of Transgender Persons

  • National Council for Transgender Persons: Established under Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.
  • Government Initiatives
    • Garima Greh: Shelter Homes for Transgender Persons
    • National Portal for Transgender Persons: To obtain certificate of identity and identity card without any physical interface.
    • NALSA Judgment (2014): Transgender persons were legally recognised as the ‘third gender’.
  • Tags :
  • Transgender rights
  • Equal Opportunity Policy
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