National Council for Transgender Persons

The National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP) is the statutory body of the Government of India, generally concerned with advising the government on all policy matters affecting transgender, Intersex persons and people with diverse GIESC (Gender identity/expression and sex characteristics) identities. It was established in 2020 under the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.

National Council for Transgender Persons

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Commission overview
Formed	21 August 2020
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	New Delhi
Annual budget	₹762 crore (US$88 million)
Minister responsible	Virendra Kumar Khatik, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Commission executive	Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, Gopi Shankar Madurai, Meera Parida, Zainab Javid Patel, Kak Chingtabam Shyamcand Sharma, Members from Transgender Community (as of 2020)
Parent Commission	Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

As of October 2020, NCTP is led by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thawar Chand Gehlot. The council is composed of four representatives of the transgender community and one from Intersex community, one each from five different regions: the north, south, east, west and northeast. Additionally, several Joint secretary-level ex-officio members from various governmental ministries serve on the council as well as five expert members from nongovernmental organisations.

Members Name

• Regional Representatives

1.Laxmi Narayan Tripathi 2.Gopi Shankar Madurai 3.Zainab P Rifai 4.Shayamchand Kokchitbomb 5.Meera Parida

• Expert Members

1.Reshma Prasad 2.Aryan Pasha 3.Vihaan Peethambar 4.C Ganeshdas

See also

• LGBT rights in India
• Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
• National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India