Basti News - The Government of India is striving to bring the transgender community into the mainstream. On the upcoming Republic Day, 100 transgender people have been invited as special guests, including five from Basti. These transgender people, selected by the Indira Charitable Society, will participate in the Republic Day parade.
Basti, Hindustan Team. The Government of India is striving to integrate the transgender community into the mainstream and ensure their equal rights. As part of this initiative, 100 transgender people from across the country will be invited as special guests to the parade to be held on the Kartavya Path in Delhi on the upcoming Republic Day.
These include five transgender people from Basti. Their list has been finalized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The list of transgender people was requested from the Indira Charitable Society, a Basti-based organization working for transgender people. Based on the proposal sent by the organization, five transgender people from Basti have been selected to be invited to the Republic Day parade.
The Ministry has also formally notified the selected individuals. The list of 100 selected transgenders includes personalities like Riya Madvi, a police officer from Chhattisgarh, Akanksha from Chhattisgarh, a computer operator at Valco Company, Meeta Pandiya from Bhubaneswar, and Kalki Subhamaniam, a member of the Transgender National Council from Coimbatore.
Ajay Pandey, CEO of Indira Charitable Society, said that it is a matter of pride that five transgenders from Basti have been included among the 100 transgenders. Among them, Sania, Kajal, Kashish, Sangeeta, and Tanya Kinnar will have the honor of attending the Republic Day parade as special guests.
Courtesy: Hindi News