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Odisha to give monthly pension to transgenders


Odisha to give monthly pension to transgenders

Bhubaneswar:  05.07.2020

The Odisha government has decided to include members of the transgender community in a social welfare scheme which provides a monthly pension to the needy, a minister said.

CM Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal to cover the members of the community under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY) which aims at providing financial assistance to the destitute elderly, differently-abled persons and widows, he said.

Around 5,000 transgenders will get a monthly pension in between Rs 500 and Rs 900 depending on their age, social security and empowerment of persons with disabilities minister Ashok Panda said. PTI

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