In the world where being different is extremely hard Kerala government and Bombay high court did something that make Indian people feel more pride about his country.
KERALA GOVERNMENT
With an aim to bring the transgender community into the forefront of society, the Left government in Kerala has announced a slew of programmes, including extension of scholarship for third gender students and financial aid for legally married transcouples.
The scholarship scheme is targeted at the trans students, studying from seventh standard to colleges in the government, aided and self-financing educational institutions.
“It is part of the drive to bring the marginalised and generally isolated transgender
community into the mainstream of society,” the minister said in a statement.
Under the scheme, Rs 1000 per month would be given to each third gender student studying in Class 7 to Class 10 for a period of 10 months.
The scholarship would be Rs 1,500 per month for transgender students studying in higher secondary and Rs 2,000 per month for those pursuing diploma, degree, professional and post-graduate courses for a 10 months, the minister explained.
BOMBAY HIGH COURT
The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad has allowed Anjali Guru Sanjana Jaan, a transgender person, to contest the village panchayat election from a ward reserved for women based on her self-perceived gender identity as a female.
This two decisions surely make great impact on those people who fighting battle everyday just to his/her own identity .
SWEEKRUTI (ODISHA POLICY )
The Government of Odisha formulated an umbrella scheme ‘Sweekruti’ to secure the rights of transgender persons and ensure equitable justice. It recognises that transgender persons are subject to discrimination and hardships in society.
The main objectives of the scheme are to create an enabling environment for transgender persons, ensure their participation and social integration, strengthen the implementation of various schemes and facilities, and promote measures for employment and socio-educational services for transgender persons.
UMBRELLA SCHEME
The umbrella scheme would have five components – pre-matric and post-matric scholarship for transgender children, support for vocational training of transgenders, pension for out-of-work transgenders in the age group of 40 to 60 years and monthly monetary support for families with transgender children. At present, there is no substantial monetary support from the government’s side. Central assistance only comes in the form of paltry pensions of Rs 200 to Rs 400 per month.
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