RAJOURI, JULY 06: To enable transgenders to live a dignified life in society, the District Administration Rajouri under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Rajesh K Shavan has started the survey regarding the collection of data for this section of the society.
Pertinently, today, a deputation of the transgenders met the Deputy Commissioner and apprised him of several issues and demands about their day to day life and sought the redressal of the same.
The Deputy Commissioner gave a patient hearing to the representative of the transgenders and noted all the issues confronting them in day to day life plus the social and economic issues related to them. He also enquired about their specific problems during the covid period.
The Deputy Commissioner ensured them that the District Administration Rajouri is committed to ensure the wellbeing of the transgender community in the district, and all their genuine concerns would be redressed in a phased phases.
Soon after meeting the deputation, the Deputy Commissioner passed instructions to the concerned Authorities to initiate the process of collecting data regarding the transgenders in the district.
The Deputy Commissioner also said, “Now the need of an hour is to recognise the rights of transgenders as a separate category and to extend appropriate support to them so as to ensure a dignified life for them.”
“The data regarding transgenders collected in the district would help the District Administration to take all possible measures for the wellbeing and upliftment of the transgenders in the society so that they don’t face any inconveniences and live a normal life”, the Deputy Commissioner added.
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