Lok Sabha Question No. 1650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Employment of Transgenders
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1650

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## EMPLOYMENT OF TRANSGENDERS

## 1650.  SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes introduced for the employment of transgenders in the country;
- (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in reducing discrimination against transgenders in workplaces;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  maintained  records  of  the  number  of transgenders so far given employment in the State of West Bengal; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, district-wise?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  to  (d):  Government  of  India  has  taken  various  steps  for  generating employment  for all including transgender persons like implementing Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  to  incentivize  employers  for creation  of  new  employment  and  restoration  of  loss  of  employment  during Covid-19  pandemic,  Prime  Minister  Street  Vendor's  AtmaNirbhar  Nidhi  (PM SVANidhi Scheme) to facilitate collateral free working capital loan to street vendors to restart their businesses, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) for facilitating self-employment, etc. in the country.  The Government of India is also  encouraging  various  projects  involving  substantial  investment  and public expenditure on schemes like Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY)  and  Deen  Dayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) etc. for employment generation in the country.

Department  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  has  enacted  the Transgender  Persons  (Protection  of  Rights)  Act,  2019  which  prohibits  any kind of discrimination (including at work  places) against  transgender persons.  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has  also  made  provisions  in the    Code on Wages, 2019 to prevent any discrimination on the ground of gender in recruitment, conditions of employment and payment of remuneration, etc. Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has  launched  e-SHRAM  portal,  a National Database of the Unorganised workers including transgender workers. A total of 631 transgender workers from the state of West Bengal have been registered on e-SHRAM portal as on 06.02.2023. The district -wise details of such persons registered on e-SHRAM portal are given at AnnexureI. Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  is  also  implementing  the  National Career  Service  (NCS)  Project  to  provide  a  variety  of  employment  related services  like  career  counselling,  vocational  guidance,  information  on  skill development courses, apprenticeships, internships etc. These services are available online to all the users (including transgender persons) through NCS Portal (www.ncs.gov.in).  A total of 1043 transgender persons  from the state of  West  Bengal  have  been  registered  on  the  NCS  Portal  for  availing employment services  as on 7.02.2023. District-wise details of such persons are given at    Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I referred to in reply of parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1650 due for reply on 13.02.2023.

Based  on  data  available  in  e-Shram  Dashboard,  district  wise  number  of transgender  workers  registered  on  e-Shram  Portal  in  the  State  of  West Bengal is as under:

| Sl. No   | District           |   Total registration (as on 06/02/2023) |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | 24 Paraganas North |                                      64 |
| 2.       | 24 Paraganas South |                                      46 |
| 3.       | Alipurduar         |                                       3 |
| 4.       | Bankura            |                                      19 |
| 5.       | Birbhum            |                                      65 |
| 6.       | Coochbehar         |                                      56 |
| 7.       | Darjeeling         |                                       8 |
| 8.       | Dinajpur Dakshin   |                                      23 |
| 9.       | Dinajpur Uttar     |                                      10 |
| 10.      | Hooghly            |                                      21 |
| 11.      | Howrah             |                                      22 |
| 12.      | Jalpaiguri         |                                       9 |
| 13.      | Jhargram           |                                       1 |
| 14.      | Kalimpong          |                                       0 |
| 15.      | Kolkata            |                                      11 |
| 16.      | Maldah             |                                      32 |
| 17.      | Medinipur East     |                                      45 |
| 18.      | Medinipur West     |                                      36 |
| 19.      | Murshidabad        |                                      26 |
| 20.      | Nadia              |                                      31 |
| 21.      | Paschim Bardhaman  |                                      24 |
| 22.      | Purba Bardhaman    |                                      61 |
| 23.      | Purulia            |                                      18 |
|          | Total              |                                     631 |

Annexure-II referred to in reply of parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1650 due for reply on 13.02.2023.

The  district-wise  number  of  registered  job  seekers  (transgenders)  on  NCS portal in the state of West Bengal as on 07.02.2023 is as under:

| Sl. No                                          | District           | No. of Job seekers registered on NCS portal (transgenders)   |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. 24                                           | Paraganas North    | 75                                                           |
| 2.                                              | 24 Paraganas South | 74                                                           |
| 3.                                              | Alipurduar         | 1                                                            |
| 4. Bankura                                      | 33                 |                                                              |
| 5.                                              | Birbhum            | 63                                                           |
| 6. Bardhaman (Before division into east & west) |                    | 77                                                           |
| 7.                                              | Coochbehar         | 27                                                           |
| 8.                                              | Darjeeling         | 5                                                            |
| 9. Dinajpur                                     | Dakshin            | 40                                                           |
| 10.                                             | Dinajpur Uttar     | 108                                                          |
| 11.                                             | Hooghly            | 32                                                           |
| 12.                                             | Howrah             | 25                                                           |
| 13.                                             | Jalpaiguri         | 17                                                           |
| 14.                                             | Jhargram           | -                                                            |
| 15.                                             | Kalimpong          | -                                                            |
| 16.                                             | Kolkata            | 19                                                           |
| 17.                                             | Maldah             | 144                                                          |
| 18. Medinipur East                              | 61                 |                                                              |
| 19.                                             | Medinipur West     | 68                                                           |
| 20.                                             | Murshidabad        | 120                                                          |
| 21. Nadia                                       |                    | 35                                                           |
| 22. Paschim                                     | Bardhaman 3        |                                                              |
| 23.                                             | Purba Bardhaman    | 2                                                            |
| 24.                                             | Purulia            | 14                                                           |
|                                                 | Total              | 1043                                                         |