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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.
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