TN to consider ₹4,000 cash aid, spl vax drive for transpeople
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:21.05.2021
Tamil Nadu government has told the Madras high court that it would consider the request of the transgender community to extend ₹4,000 Covid-19 cash aid to all transsexuals without ration cards and to organise a special covid-19 vaccination drive for the community.
Advocate-general R Shanmugasundaram made the submission on Thursday while responding to a public interest writ petition moved by transgender rights activist Grace Banu. Recording the submission, the first bench of chief justice Sanjib Banerjee and justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorty directed the state to consider the matter and report to the court on May 27.
According to the petitioner, transsexuals are finding it difficult to meet their medical and livelihood expenses due to the complete lockdown imposed by the government from May 10. “Besides livelihood, their life is also in danger due to uncertainty over taking Covid-19 vaccine since the government has not issued guidelines specific to suit the community’s unique needs, since some of them would be going through sex reassignment surgery (SRS),” the petitioner added.
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