CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -1. Which state government recently granted OBC status to the transgender community? Explanation: The Madhya Pradesh government recently granted OBC status to the transgender community.

Detailed explanation-2: -The state had 93 castes and communities as part of the OBC list in Madhya Pradesh. Today, the cabinet approved including transgenders as the 94th community on the list of OBCs.” This means transgenders can now apply for jobs and admission in educational institutions in MP under the 14% quota allocated for OBCs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transgenders face a lot of issues in this country including physical abuse, mental abuse, verbal abuse, not giving them the equal rights as other genders.

Detailed explanation-4: -India’s Supreme Court has recognised transgender people as a third gender, in a landmark ruling. “It is the right of every human being to choose their gender, ‘’ it said in granting rights to those who identify themselves as neither male nor female.