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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has e-launched the National Portal for Transgender person.

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• So far, 1915 Transgender Persons have applied for Certificate of Identity and Identity Cards.
• Out of 1695 valid applications, 277 Certificates of identity and Identity Cards have been issued.
• National Portal for Transgender Persons which provides for the procedure for identification certificates issued by the District Magistrate has been established and is functional in all districts of the country.
• It is an important provision of The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.
• As per the Census 2011, there are 4,87,803 persons under the category called ‘Other’ .

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019

• It came into effect on 10^thJanuary 2020 which is the first concrete step towards ensuring welfare of Transgender persons.
• To implement the provisions of the Act the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment issued the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020 which have been notified in the Gazzette of India.
• The Rules ensure that comprehensive welfare measures reach the Transgender Community and help them come into the mainstream of the Society.
• The right to self-perceived gender identity and the procedure to issue the Transgender certificate and Identity card has been defined in the Rules