The Bihar government has come up with a welfare board to protect the rights of the transgender community and take measures for their social development and empowerment, an official said on Friday. The Social Welfare Department has issued a notification for the constitution of the 'Bihar Rajya Kinnar Kalyan Board'.
Bihar Social Welfare Minister Madan Sahni has been made the chairman of the 28-member panel, as per an official.
“The department has constituted the 'Bihar Rajya Kinnar Kalyan Board' to protect the rights of the transgender community and take measures for their social development and empowerment. The board has seven members belonging to the transgender community," Social Welfare Department Secretary Bandana Preyashi said to the media.
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Measures for the social development of the transgender community will be implemented and monitored by the board, she added.
The state government has plans to provide them education and vocational training, so that they can lead a respectable life by becoming eligible for regular employment.
“It will also allow them to enhance their socio-economic status. The government is trying to provide them an atmosphere where they feel protected and live a respectful life like any other citizen in the country,” said Preyashi.
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