CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -This move is intended to bring more transgender into formal higher education system. The Kerala Government has stated that universities shall make necessary changes in their statutes, to give effect to this decision.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a revolutionary new move, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) in Tamil Nadu has decided to offer all its transgender students a free education right from the Undergraduate to the Doctorate level.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. The Honorable Supreme Court of India (vide Judgment dated 15th April, 2014) has firmly established the right to equality and equal protection for transgender persons (TGs) under Articles 141, 152 and 163 by prohibiting discrimination on the ground of gender identity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Total No. of Government Universities are 16. There is only one Central University. State Universities are 15.

Detailed explanation-5: -population in the education and work sector, it was found that 56.10% of transgender have done education while average population the percentage was 74.04% and 34% of transgender do work, while the percentage of the average population was 53.30%, data collected from Census 2011.