National Council for Transgender Persons

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

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.^[3]^[4]

As of October 2020^[update], 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.^[5]

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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

Reference[edit | edit source]

↑ "Centre forms National Council for Transgender Persons". The Hindu. 23 August 2020.
↑ "Govt sets-up 'National council for transgender Persons' | India News - Times of India".
↑ Jyoti, Dhrubo (22 August 2020). "National Council for Transgender Persons formed". Hindustan Times.
↑ Jain, Karishma, ed. (24 August 2020). "Centre forms National Council for Transgender Persons". DNA India.
↑ Pandit, Ambika (26 August 2020). "Govt sets-up 'National council for transgender Persons'". The Times of India.

[1] "Centre forms National Council for Transgender Persons". The Hindu. 23 August 2020.

[2] "Govt sets-up 'National council for transgender Persons' | India News - Times of India".

[3] Jyoti, Dhrubo (22 August 2020). "National Council for Transgender Persons formed". Hindustan Times.

[4] Jain, Karishma, ed. (24 August 2020). "Centre forms National Council for Transgender Persons". DNA India.

[5] Pandit, Ambika (26 August 2020). "Govt sets-up 'National council for transgender Persons'". The Times of India.

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