National Council for Transgender persons Current Affairs, GK & News
National Council for Transgender Persons
The national council for transgender persons has been set up by the Centre under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 to assist the community with better facilities. What is the National Council for Transgender Persons? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has set up this council to cater to the transgender community ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment • National Council for Transgender persons • Parliament of India • Protection of Transgenders • Transgender rights
Parliament passes Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
Parliament has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 with the Rajya Sabha approving it by a voice vote on 26 November 2019. The bill was already passed by the 17th Lok Sabha on 5 August 2019. The bill now awaits Presidential assent, after which it will become a law. Key Provisions of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Bills and Acts • CLAT • National Council for Transgender persons • Parliament • Transgender • Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 was passed by the Lok Sabha. Features of the Bill Definition of a transgender person The Bill defines a transgender person as one whose gender does not match the gender assigned at birth. The definition encompasses trans-men and trans-women, persons with intersex variations, gender-queers, and persons with ..
Topics: Current Affairs – February, 2017 • Current Affairs – March, 2017 • Gender • Genderqueer • LGBT • LGBT Rights in India • National Council for Transgender persons • Protection of Transgenders • Transgender • Transgender rights • Transgenders Bill