Lok Sabha Question No. 3292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Scheme for Transgender Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3292 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## SCHEME FOR TRANSGENDER PERSONS

## 3292. DR T: SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has not formulated the policy for the scheme for transgender persons   despite   previous budgets   allocating  money under this head since 2016-17 and utilizing money under this head since 2018-19;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the time by which the Government is likely to formulate the above-stated scheme along with the reasons for   allocating only Rs 20 crores under the   scheme, Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons
- (d) whether the Government has undertaken any studies before finalising this amount and if SO, the details thereof;
- (e whether Rs. 4.5 crores were utilised out of which Rs 1.50 crores was released to the National  Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and Rs one crore was released to National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) in 2019-20 budget; and
- (f) if so. the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the manner in which the Government spent the remaining two crores?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The Ministry has   submitted a concept note for scheme of Welfare measures for Transgender Persons   Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJ&E) has given funds to National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC)for conducting skill   development of members of  Transgender   Community. So far, the   corporation has sanctioned skill development training programmes for 330 members of transgender community to 7 Sector Skill Councils and Training Institutes. Funds have been also released to National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) for implementing various welfare programmes like setting up of pilot shelter homes, conducting workshops

- (c): A composite scheme is being formulated for the welfare of Transgender Persons for which a concept note has already been submitted.

No study has been undertaken for finalizing the amount:

(e) and (f: Out of Rs 150.00 lakhs released to NBCFDC; Rs 118.05 lakhs has been used by Corporation; sO far; for providing Subsistence Allowancelration kits to 6,940 persons during transgender persons undertook medical consultation: A COVID helpline was setup for providing counselling to distressed callers from the transgender community during lock-down: NBCFDC also disbursed subsistence allowance of Rs.1500/- per person directly into the account of the 5,711 Transgender Persons left

National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) for setting up of 13 pilots of Garima Greh (Shelter Homes) for Transgender Persons. One Garima Greh has already been inaugurated at Vadodara; Gujarat. NISD has also conducted awareness generation programs on Abuse Prevention for Transgender Persons: Drug

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