CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state government has recently constituted a Transgender Welfare Board (TWB)?
A
Gujarat
B
Bihar
C
Haryana
D
Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As per the information available with this Ministry, 12 States and UTs have constituted the Transgender Welfare Boards: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Transgender Welfare Board was formed in 2021 in Uttar Pradesh under then Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mondal was appointed a judge in the Lok Adalat of Islampur in West Bengal in 2017, becoming the first person from her community to hold such a post in the country. In early 2018, transgender activist Vidya Kamble was appointed a member judge in a Lok Adalat in Nagpur in Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Government of Tamil Nadu formed the Board in April 2008 to address the needs of Aravani (transgender) persons.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tamil Nadu was the first state in India to introduce a transgender welfare policy, wherein transgender individuals can access free gender affirmation surgery in government hospitals and various other benefits and rights.

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