Lok Sabha Question No. 3679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3679 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.07.2019

## TRANSGENDER PERSONS (PROTECTION OF RIGHTS) BILL, 2016

3679. DR SHASHI THAROOR:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has held  consultations with   Transgender  persons,  transgender organisations and representatives while drafting The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016;
- (b) if SO, the details thereof;   including the names of   transgender   persons,  transgender organisations and representatives; and
- (c) if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a) to (c): Yes, Sir. An Expert Committee was constituted in the Ministry to make an in-depth study of the problems being faced by the Transgender Community and suggest suitable measures to ameliorate their conditions There were four representatives from the Transgender community, on the Committee.

In addition, a pre-legislative consultation meeting was held with concerned stakeholders including members   from Transgender   community: The details of  members of the Expert Committee and the members who attended   pre-legislative consultation   meeting held: on 18.1.2016 are placed at Annexure-I.

## Annexure\_referred to\_in\_reply to of Lok\_Sabha Unstarred Question No\_3679 for

## Members\_of Expert Committee (representatives from Transgender Community

| S.No:   | Name                    | Organization                          |
|---------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1 _     |                         | Astitva; Maharashtra                  |
| 2       | Ms. Seeta Kinnar Bharti | Kinnar Bharti,Delhi                   |
| 3_      | Ms. Priya babu          | Swasti, Tamil Nadu                    |
| 4       | Ms. Saira Banu Sheikh   | Salvation of Oppressed Eunuch; Mumbai |

## held on 18.01.2016

| S.No:   | Name                   | Organization                                                    |
|---------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       |                        | Astitva_Maharashtra                                             |
| 2       | Ms. Pavitra Nimbhonkar | Samparn Organisation,Amravati                                   |
| 3.      | Ms. Ranjita Sinha      | Association of Transgender/Hijra in Bengal (ATHB                |
| 4       | Ms_Priya babu_         | Swasti, Tamil Nadu                                              |
| 5_      | Ms. Padmini Prakash    | Lotus News Anchor                                               |
| 6_      | Rudrani Chettri        | Mitr Trust                                                      |
| 7       | Shri_Christy Raj       | Sangama                                                         |
| 8       | Ms. K Sheethal         | Sahodaran Community Oriented Health Development (SCOHD) Society |
| 9       | Shri Atharv $          | AstitvaMaharashtra                                              |