Tuesday, August 18, 2009

India, Tamil Nadu: Transgenders to get ration cards soon

Express News Service
First Published : 18 Aug 2009 03:09:00 AM IST
Last Updated : 18 Aug 2009 07:02:52 AM IST

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu, the first State to have an exclusive Transgender Welfare Board, is all set to fulfil their demands of ration cards, passport and voter ID cards. As a prelude to the entire process, the board is screening the members and ascertaining their true sexual identity as part of the screening camp held on Sunday and Monday at the Kilpauk Medical College.

The camp, held to ensure that those registered were really transgenders, aimed to collect all relevant data of the members, soon to become beneficiaries of many government incentives and plans.

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