NEW DELHI: All Central Government departments were on Monday asked to include “transgender” as a separate category of gender for recruitment in civil services and other posts, according to a Personnel Ministry order.
The move is based on the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, notified in December last year.
The matter regarding inclusion of “Third Gender/any Other Category” in the application forms in recruitment to various posts under the Central Government, was under consideration of the Government for quite some time, the Ministry said. (AGENCIES)
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