Rajasthan HC calls transgender policy ‘eyewash’, orders 3% extra weightageRajasthan High Court has slammed the state's transgender reservation policy as a mere facade. The court has ordered a 3% weightage in marks...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
SC defers plea over reservation of transgenders in PG medical coursesThe Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on a plea advocating for transgender reservation in postgraduate medical courses until next wee...
18 Sep, 2025, 04.03 PM IST
Madras HC directs Tamil Nadu govt to take decision on quota for transgendersThe Madras High Court has instructed the Tamil Nadu government to decide on reservation policies. These policies are for transgender and in...
05 Aug, 2025, 03.51 PM IST
Calcutta HC directs WB govt to ensure 1 pc reservation for transgender persons in public employmentThe Calcutta High Court has instructed the West Bengal government to implement a one percent reservation for transgender persons in all pub...
16 Jun, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
Kerala govt announces reservation for transgender students in nursing coursesThe Kerala government on Wednesday announced its decision to grant reservations to transgender students pursuing nursing courses in the sta...
26 Jul, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
Difficult to grant separate reservation for transgenders in education, govt jobs: Maharashtra govt to HCAdvocate General Birendra Saraf told a division bench of acting Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Sandeep Marne that creating addition...
13 Jun, 2023, 07.09 PM IST
First transgender judge seeks reservation in government jobs for her communityIndia's first transgender Judge Joyita Mondal on Friday underlined the need for reservation in government jobs for her community members, s...
16 Dec, 2022, 10.46 PM IST
Karnataka introduces 'male third gender' quota in police constable recruitmentState Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said the process to recruit constables to fill 3,484 posts in the Karnataka Armed Forces has started. "...
13 Sep, 2022, 03.26 PM IST
Centre likely to treat transgenders as OBCs to give them education quotaThe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also recently sought NCBC’s advice on the issue of including transgenders in the list of OBC...
18 Nov, 2020, 11.59 PM IST
Cabinet passes reworked Transgender Bill with 27 changesThe Bill had earlier made it mandatory for any organisation employing 100 or more persons to designate an official to examine complaints of...
03 Aug, 2018, 07.30 AM IST
Parliamentary panel favours reservations for transgendersThe committee is examining the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, which seeks to define the term "transgender" and proh...
26 Apr, 2017, 08.20 PM IST
Third gender: Railways, IRCTC include transgender in reservation formsThe decision which was taken on a representation made by a lawyer will include the facility for both online as well offline.
27 Nov, 2016, 10.32 AM IST
Railways, IRCTC include transgender as third genderThe ministry in its circular referred to the direction of the apex court of April 2014, which had said that hijras, eunuchs, apart from bin...
27 Nov, 2016, 10.04 AM IST
Government to list Right of Transgender Persons Bill for winter sessionIndia is readying to officially recognise transgenders and accord benefits of reservation in education and jobs to this marginalised commun...
22 Sep, 2015, 08.11 AM IST
Reserve Bank of India asks banks to add 'third gender' column in all formsThe SC had upheld transgender persons' right to decide their self- identified gender and directed the centre & state govts to grant legal r...
24 Apr, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
Government to bring policy for transgenders: Thawaar Chand Gehlot"Based on the report, we have prepared an action plan. An inter-ministerial panel has been constituted to look into the issue," he said.
13 Mar, 2015, 09.55 PM IST
National Commission for Backward Classes recommends transgenders for reservationThe NCBC's decision follows a SC order, which has directed the Centre and state govts to treat transgenders as socially and educationally b...
13 May, 2014, 07.22 PM IST