PARLIAMENT QUESTION: GARIMA GREHS FOR TRANSGENDER
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: GARIMA GREHS FOR TRANSGENDER
18 Garima Grehs are operational throughout the country, no Garima Greh has been closed. State wise details of Garima Grehs operational under the sub-scheme namely ‘Central sector scheme for comprehensive rehabilitation for welfare of transgender persons’ is as under:
Sl. No.
State/UT
No. of Garima Grehs
1.
Delhi
1
2.
Odisha
1
3.
Tamil Nadu
1
4.
Bihar
1
5.
Maharashtra
3
6.
Chhattisgarh
1
7.
Gujarat
1
8.
Rajasthan
1
9.
West Bengal
2
10.
Andhra Pradesh
1
11.
Assam
1
12.
Karnataka
1
13.
Punjab
1
14.
Madhya Pradesh
1
15.
Uttar Pradesh
1
Further, State-wise details of transgender beneficiaries currently residing in Garima Grehs are as under:
Sl. No.
State/UT
No. of Transgender Persons residing
1.
Delhi
25
2.
Odisha
25
3.
Tamil Nadu
20
4.
Bihar
43
5.
Maharashtra
72
6.
Chhattisgarh
35
7.
Gujarat
23
8.
Rajasthan
25
9.
West Bengal
27
10.
Andhra Pradesh
25
11.
Assam
25
12.
Karnataka
26
13.
Punjab
25
14.
Madhya Pradesh
7
15.
Uttar Pradesh
11
Total
414
State-wise details of fund released and utilized for each Garima-Grehs under sub-scheme namely “Central sector scheme for comprehensive rehabilitation for welfare of transgender persons” is as under:
Sl. No.
State/UT
Funds released and utilized
1.
Garima Greh, Delhi
63,12,373
2.
Garima Greh Odisha
57,93,572
3.
Garima Greh Tamil Nadu
38,93,815
4.
Garima Greh Bihar
58,80,300
5.
Garima Greh, Thane, Maharashtra
60,34,462
6.
Garima Greh,New Mumbai Maharashtra
54,91,586
7.
Garima Greh, Panvel, Maharashtra
42,37,003
8.
Garima Greh Chhattisgarh
56,03,503
9.
Garima Greh Gujarat
54,04,463
10.
Garima Greh Rajasthan
59,27,509
11.
Garima Greh, Kolkatta, West Bengal
57,33,665
12.
Garima Greh, Kolkatta, West Bengal
46,89,530
13.
Garima Greh Andhra Pradesh
5,02,000
14.
Garima Greh Assam
5,02,000
15.
Garima Greh Karnataka
5,02,000
16.
Garima Greh Punjab
5,02,000
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Health Authority (NHA) for convergence of Ayushman Bharat scheme of NHA with Support for Marginalized Individuals and Livelihood Enterprise (SMILE) Scheme has been entered into for providing health facilities under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to Transgender persons.
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, SHRI B.L. VERMA, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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