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Notification re-constituting the National Council for Transgender Persons under section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.

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Exercising powers under section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (40 of 2019), the Central Government, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment), re-constituted the National Council for Transgender Persons vide S.O. 5116(E), dated 16 November 2023, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The Council comprises: the Union Minister, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, as Chairperson (ex-officio); the Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, as Vice-Chairperson (ex-officio); ex-officio members including the Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Joint Secretary-level representatives from the Ministries/Departments of Health and Family Welfare, Home Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs, Minority Affairs, Education, Rural Development, Labour and Employment, Department of Legal Affairs, Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare, and NITI Aayog, and Joint Secretary-level representatives from the National Human Rights Commission and National Commission for Women; nominated members comprising State/UT representatives by rotation from Uttar Pradesh (North), Tamil Nadu (South), Bihar (East), Maharashtra (West) and Manipur (North East); five transgender community representatives, Shraddha A. Joshi (West), Shobha Thakur (North), Vidya (East), Kalki Subramaniam (South) and Rituparna Neog (North East); and five NGO/expert representatives, Abhina Aher, Ravina Bariha, Sadhana Mishra, Dr. Aparna Lalingkar and Giti Thadani; with the Joint Secretary dealing with transgender welfare in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment serving as Member Secretary (ex-officio). Issued under F. No. 17-8/2020-DP-II, signed by Radhika Chakravarthy, Joint Secretary.

Full Text

7424 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4891] NEW DELHI, THURS DAY , NOVEMBER 30, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 9, 1945 CG-DL-E-02122023-250379 MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment ) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th November , 2023 S.O. 511 6(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019 (40 of 2019), the Central Government hereby re -constitutes the National Council for Transgender Persons consisting of the following members, with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, namely - I. Union Minister, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment - Chairperson (ex-officio); II. Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment - Vice - Chairperson (ex-officio); III. Ex-Officio Members : 1. Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 2. Representatives not below the rank of Joint Secretary, in the foll owing Ministries/ Departments : I. Health and Family Welfare II. Home Affairs III. Housing and Urban Affairs IV. Minority Affairs V. Education VI. Rural Development VII. Labour and Employment VIII. Department of Legal Affairs IX. Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare X. National Institute for Transforming India Aayog 3. Representatives of the following Commissions not below the rank of Joint Secretary I. National Human Rights Commission II. National Commission of Women IV. Nominated members i. Representatives of the State Governments/ Union Territories by rotation, one each from the North, South, East, West and North East regions - a) Representative of State of Uttar Pradesh - North region b) Representative of State of Tamil Nadu - South region c) Representative of State of Bihar - East region d) Representative of State of Maharashtra - Western region e) Representative of State of Manipur - North East region ii. Five representatives of transgender community, one each from North, South, East, West and North East region - a) Shraddha A. Joshi - West region b) Shobha Thakur - North region c) Vidya - East region d) Kalki Subramaniam - South region e) Rituparna Neog - North East region iii. Five experts, to represent non-governmental organizations for associations, working for the welfare of transgender persons - a) Abhina Aher b) Ravina Bariha c) Sadhana Mishra d) Dr. Aparna Lalingkar e) Giti Thadani V. Member Secretary (ex-officio) Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment dealing with the welfare of the transgender persons. [F. No. 17-8/2020 -DP-II] RADHIKA CHAKRAVARTHY, Jt. Secy. Upload ed by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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