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Time of India
26-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Promoting inclusivity: Tamil Nadu to induct 50 transgenders into home guard services
CHENNAI: To promote inclusivity, the Tamil Nadu govt will soon induct members of the transgender community into the state's home guard services. Officials from the Tamil Nadu transgender welfare board said selected members will undergo training in traffic management, crowd control, and assisting in emergencies such as floods, including rescue and relief operations. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In the first phase, 50 transgender individuals will be selected and deployed in Chennai, Avadi, and Tambaram. They will be provided uniforms on a par with other home guard personnel, officials said, adding that the first batch will join within a month. However, members of the community stressed the need for sustained support beyond symbolic gestures. A transgender priest from Old Washermenpet, known as Ravi 'Amma', said the previous efforts lacked continuity. "Sensitisation within govt departments is essential to ensure we are treated with dignity. Social support must also be strengthened," she said. She recalled how Greater Chennai Corporation had appointed ten transgender individuals as clean ambassadors under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), but most eventually quit due to poor acceptance within the departments. In a broader push for trans rights and welfare, the govt on Sunday also announced a revamp of the state's transgender welfare board, which will now include 28 members — among them transgender women, a trans man, an intersex person, and a woman. The board oversees pensions, business subsidies, education aid, ID cards, and skill training for the community. The monthly pension for destitute transgender persons above 40 years has been increased from 1,000 to 1,500, with 3 crore allocated for 1,760 beneficiaries in the 2025–26 financial year. During the second wave of Covid-19, more than 17,000 transgender persons without family cards received financial aid totaling 3.4 crore. More than 10,000 individuals have used the state's "Thirunangai" app to access ID services. Additionally, more than 800 people have availed self-employment subsidies of up to 50,000 each. Education aid and a 1 lakh annual award also continue to support empowerment and public recognition.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
TN to induct trans persons into home guard services
Chennai: To promote inclusivity, the Tamil Nadu govt will soon induct members of the transgender community into the state's home guard services. Officials from the Tamil Nadu transgender welfare board said selected members will undergo training in traffic management, crowd control, and assisting in emergencies such as floods, including rescue and relief operations. In the first phase, 50 transgender individuals will be selected and deployed in Chennai, Avadi, and Tambaram. They will be provided uniforms on a par with other home guard personnel, officials said, adding that the first batch will join within a month. However, members of the community stressed the need for sustained support beyond symbolic gestures. A transgender priest from Old Washermenpet, known as Ravi 'Amma', said the previous efforts lacked continuity. "Sensitisation within govt departments is essential to ensure we are treated with dignity. Social support must also be strengthened," she said. She recalled how Greater Chennai Corporation had appointed ten transgender individuals as clean ambassadors under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), but most eventually quit due to poor acceptance within the departments. In a broader push for trans rights and welfare, the govt on Sunday also announced a revamp of the state's transgender welfare board, which will now include 28 members — among them transgender women, a trans man, an intersex person, and a woman. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo The board oversees pensions, business subsidies, education aid, ID cards, and skill training for the community. The monthly pension for destitute transgender persons above 40 years has been increased from 1,000 to 1,500, with 3 crore allocated for 1,760 beneficiaries in the 2025–26 financial year. During the second wave of Covid-19, more than 17,000 transgender persons without family cards received financial aid totaling 3.4 crore. More than 10,000 individuals have used the state's "Thirunangai" app to access ID services. Additionally, more than 800 people have availed self-employment subsidies of up to 50,000 each. Education aid and a 1 lakh annual award also continue to support empowerment and public recognition.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Ludhiana MC joins hands with SHGs to turn city greener
Ludhiana: To boost greenery and community involvement, the municipal corporation has rolled out the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign across the city. As part of this nationwide initiative by the ministry of housing and urban affairs, 40 self-help groups (SHGs) under the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) have joined hands with civic officials to drive the mission forward. The 3-day first phase, titled 'Women for Trees', kicked off on May 21 and saw SHG members and officials identifying around half a dozen key plantation sites. The next phase of the green drive is set to begin on June 5. Executive engineer Jatinder Pal Singh, LSO Rajinder Singh, SDO Gurneelam Kumar, JE Kirpal, Urban Planner Birinder Kaur, CMMs Jaspreet Kaur, Rajinder Kaur, and Deepak Shahi, among others, are part of this initiative. The officials shared that the members of SHGs have been provided required kits and training for taking up plantation drives. The SHG members would also be given the responsibility of maintaining the saplings planted under the campaign, with financial incentives also to be provided for the same. MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal appealed to the residents to join this initiative and work for spreading greenery in their surroundings. He urged the residents to support the authorities in keeping the city clean and green. MSID:: 121380702 413 |
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Sanitation workers protest salary delays
Chennai: Several hundred sanitation workers, under the Chennai Corporation Red Flag Union , protested at Ripon Buildings on Wednesday, demanding regularisation of contract workers, overdue salaries and benefits such as Dearness Allowance (DA). They also opposed privatisation of solid waste management and implementation of the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) waste collection scheme. "The salary for National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) contractors was always paid on the first of each month but delayed by 2-3 weeks for sanitary workers. They received their Feb salary only two days ago. Instead of paying through NULM, the workers suggested the corporation pays them directly," said T Srinivasan, general secretary. The workers also want a stop to converting public transport services into privatised LCV schemes and want skilled operators hired directly rather than through contractors.
