National Council for Transgender Persons

National Council for Transgender Persons

Commission overview
Formed	21 August 2020
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	New Delhi
Annual budget	₹762 crore (US$88 million) (2022 - 2023)[1]
Minister responsible	Virendra Kumar Khatik, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Commission executive	Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, Gopi Shankar Madurai, Zainab Javid Patel, Kak Chingtabam Shyamcand Sharma, Members from Transgender Community (as of 2020)[2]
Parent Commission	Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Website	Official Website

The National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP) is the statutory body of the Government of India, generally concerned with advising the government on all policy matters affecting transgender and intersex persons, as well as people with diverse GIESC (gender identity/expression and sex characteristics) identities. It was established in 2020 under the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.[3][4][5][6]

As of October 2020^[update], NCTP is led by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thawar Chand Gehlot. The council is composed of four representatives of the transgender community and one from the intersex community, one each from five different regions: the north, south, east, west and northeast. Additionally, several Joint secretary-level ex-officio members from various governmental ministries serve on the council as well as five expert members from nongovernmental organisations.[7]

Key members

Regional representatives

• Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
• Gopi Shankar Madurai
• Zainab P Rifai
• Shayamchand Kokchitbomb
• Meera Parida

Expert members

• Reshma Prasad
• Aryan Pasha
• Vihaan Peethambar
• C. Ganeshdas

See also

• LGBT rights in India
• Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
• National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India

References

1. "Centre forms National Council for Transgender Persons". The Hindu. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
2. "Govt sets-up 'National council for transgender Persons' | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
3. National Council for Transgender Persons (PDF) (Statutory Order 2849(E)). Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 21 August 2020.
4. Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) (PDF) (40). Parliament of India. 2019.
5. Jyoti, Dhrubo (22 August 2020). "National Council for Transgender Persons formed". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
6. Jain, Karishma, ed. (24 August 2020). "Centre forms National Council for Transgender Persons". DNA India. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
7. Pandit, Ambika (26 August 2020). "Govt sets-up 'National council for transgender Persons'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.