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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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