Assam Grants SEBC Status to Transgender Community

Assam grants SEBC Status to transgender community

The Assam government has announced that individuals identifying as transgender or third gender will now be officially recognised under the Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) category. The decision was confirmed following a Cabinet meeting held on Sunday and is based on the Supreme Court’s 2014 judgement in the NALSA vs Union of India case. […] The post Assam grants SEBC Status to transgender community appeared first on EastMojo.

Assam grants SEBC status to transgender community

Guwahati: The Assam government has officially granted Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) status to individuals identifying as transgender or third gender. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the decision following a state Cabinet meeting on Sunday, aligning it with the Supreme Court’s landmark 2014 NALSA vs Union of India case verdict. “This is a […] The post Assam grants SEBC status to transgender community appeared first…