Lok Sabha Question No. 1982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Facilities to Transgenders
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2023

## FACILITIES TO TRANSGENDERS

1982. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL PP:

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

- (a) the number of transgender persons who have benefited from the national pension scheme, State-wise; and
- (b) whether the Government is planning to provide housing facilities to transgender persons under various Central and State schemes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a)= As per information provided by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority under Deptt of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, the total number of transgender persons benefitted under National Pension Scheme is /768. The State/UT wise list is annexed:
- (b): Government supports   Community based   organisations   (CBOs) for setting up and maintainence of 12 "Garima Greh" shelter homes for transgender persons at Delhi, Thane, Kolkata(2 Garima Greh), Mumbai; Bhubaneshwar Vadodara, Raigarh, Chennai, Jaipur,Patna

Garima Greh provides shelter to Transgender persons with basic amenities like shelter, food, medical care   and it also  provides   support  for the capacitybuilding/skill development of Transgender persons

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## Transgenders"

| Total No of Subscribers under category Transgender" in NPS (as on June 30, 2023)   | Total No of Subscribers under category Transgender" in NPS (as on June 30, 2023)   | Total No of Subscribers under category Transgender" in NPS (as on June 30, 2023)   | Total No of Subscribers under category Transgender" in NPS (as on June 30, 2023)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr Nol                                                                             | State Name                                                                         | No of Subscribers                                                                  | No of Subscribers exited under NPS (out of column                                  |
| A                                                                                  | B                                                                                  |                                                                                    | D                                                                                  |
|                                                                                    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                          | 2                                                                                  |                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                     | 32                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                  | Assam                                                                              | 37                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                              | 40                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                  | KChandigarh_                                                                       | 2                                                                                  |                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                       | 88                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                              | 39                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                  | GGoa                                                                               | 13                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
|                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                            | 87                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                 | HHaryana                                                                           | 90                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                   | 15                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                    | 6                                                                                  |                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                 | Vharkhand                                                                          | 15                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                          | 179                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                             | 65                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                     | 93                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                 | aharashtra                                                                         | 207                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                 | NNRI                                                                               | 2                                                                                  |                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                 | lOrissa                                                                            | 73                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                 | [Pondicherry                                                                       |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                 | [Punjab                                                                            | 79                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                          |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                 | (Sikkim                                                                            |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                         |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                 | [Telangana                                                                         | 17                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                 | [Tripura_                                                                          | 3                                                                                  |                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                 | UUttar Pradesh                                                                     | 314                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                 | Uttaranchal                                                                        | 41                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                        | 67                                                                                 |                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                 | pDadra and Nagar Haveli                                                            |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |
|                                                                                    | Total                                                                              | 1,768                                                                              | 5                                                                                  |