Lok Sabha Question No. 2889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Upliftment of Transgender Community
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Ranjan

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2889 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2026

## UPLIFTMENT OF TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY

## t2889. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

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

- (a) whether any enumeration of transgender persons has been conducted in the country;
- (6) if s0, the population thereof;, State-wise;
- whether the Government is implementing any scheme to provide benefits such as health and other facilities, including social and economic upliftment; to the said community;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not; the reasons   for the  indifference of the Government   towards  the   transgender community?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

- (a) & (b): However; as per data from census 2011, the total population indicated under the *others' category is 4.87 lakh: The category of others would not include 'transgenders ` but also any other person who desires to record his/her sex under the category of 'others State-wise data of 'others as per Census 2011 is at Annexure-I Sir, No, only
- (c) & (d): Yes,  Sir, a scheme,  Support   for Marginalized Individual   for  Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) with sub-component sector scheme for comprehensive rehabilitation for welfare of transgender persons" is being implemented to provide benefits for social and economic upliftment of Transgender Persons. The details of the same are at Annexure-II:
- (e): Does not arise in view of (c) and (d) above.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) AND (B) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED   QUESTION NO. 2889 FOR REPLY ON 10.03.2026 REGARDING UPLIFTMENT OF TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

State-wise data of 'others as per Census 2011 is as under:

| S.No   | State/Union Territory     |   Total population of 'other' |
|--------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                            47 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh            |                         43769 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh         |                           495 |
| 4      | Assam                     |                         11374 |
| 5      | Bihar                     |                         40827 |
| 6      | Chandigarh                |                           142 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh              |                          6591 |
| 8      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                            43 |
| 9      | Daman & Diu               |                            59 |
| 10     | Goa                       |                           398 |
| 11     | Gujarat                   |                         11544 |
| 12     | Haryana                   |                          8422 |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh          |                          2051 |
| 14     | Jammu & Kashmir           |                          4137 |
| 15     | Jharkhand                 |                         13463 |
| 16     | Karnataka                 |                         20266 |
| 17     | Kerala                    |                          3902 |
| 18     | Lakshadweep               |                             2 |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh            |                         29597 |
| 20     | Maharashtra               |                         40891 |
| 21     | Manipur                   |                          1343 |
| 22     | Meghalaya                 |                           627 |
| 23     | Mizoram                   |                           166 |
| 24     | Nagaland                  |                           398 |
| 25     | NCT of Delhi              |                          4213 |
| 26     | Odisha                    |                         20332 |
| 27     | Puducherry                |                           252 |
| 28     | Punjab                    |                         10243 |
| 29     | Rajasthan                 |                         16517 |
| 30     | Sikkim                    |                           126 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                |                         22364 |
| 32     | Tripura                   |                           833 |
| 33     | Uttar Pradesh             |                        137465 |
| 34     | Uttarakhand               |                          4555 |
| 35     | West Bengal               |                         30349 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) AND (D) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2889 FOR REPLY ON 10.03.2026 REGARDING UPLIFTMENT OF TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Details of the scheme, Support for Marginalized Individual  for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) with sub-component "Central  sector scheme for comprehensive rehabilitation for welfare of transgender persons" are aS under:

- 1 A scheme,  Support for   Marginalized Individual for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) with sub-component <Central sector scheme for comprehensive rehabilitation for welfare of transgender persons" is being implemented  This scheme has various components for welfare of transgender persons namely Skill Development in the form of Garima Grehs; National Portal for Transgender   persons through which Transgender certificates are issued; Provision of Transgender Protection Cell and other welfare measures.
- ii. MoU with National Health Authority (NHA) for convergence with Ayushman Bharat scheme of NHA has been done for providing health facilities under PMJA Y scheme to Transgender persons As on 15.02.2026, 147 AB PMJAY TG card has been issued:
- iii. Department has set up 23 persons in 17 States/UTs namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar; Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat;  Jharkhand, Karnataka,  Madhya Pradesh (2), Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu; Uttar Pradesh (3) and West Bengal (2)
- iv. National   Portal for Transgender Persons has been  launched to issue   Transgender certificates and ID cards to eligible Transgender persons This is an end to end online process where the applicant can apply for the TG certificate and also download the certificate after issue without any requirement to go to any office of issue. 32,266 certificates have been issued.
- V So far; 20 Transgender Protection Cells are  setup by StatesMUTs of Andaman Nicobar; Andhra Pradesh; Arunachal Pradesh; Assam; Bihar; Chandigarh; Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir; Manipur; Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan; Sikkim, Telangana; Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
- vi. As ofnow 27 Transgender Welfare Boards (TWB) have been setup by States/UTs of Andaman & Nicobar; Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh; Goa, Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland, Odisha,  Pondicherry,  Punjab,   Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu; Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
- vii: Department to ensure that the Transgender community has equal access to employment opportunities etc.
- viii. Skill development training to transgender persons has been provided through various Sectoral Skill Councils etc. and as of now training has been provided to 725 members till now.
- ix The 15 days Entrepreneurship Development Programme has been allotted to National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) to train transgender persons, and till date, 125 transgender persons have been trained.
- X This Department in collaboration with National Cooperative Development Corporation has organized one awareness camp on cooperatives for transgender persons at Laxmanrao Inamder National  Academy for  Cooperative Research and Development (LINAC) in which 100 transgender persons participated. day
- xi: Department through its autonomous body National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) conducts awareness   generation and   sensitization   sessions   for  Transgender Persons and other stakeholders: regular

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