Therefore, the government is planning to introduce the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill next week," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said. Both, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill and amendments to the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill, were approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday. He said besides this, the government is also mulling introducing benami transactions amendment bill in Parliament. The purpose of transgender rights bill is to evolve a mechanism for empowerment of the community as they don't fit into the genders of men or women. The legislation is intended to effectively prohibit benami transactions and consequently prevent circumvention of law through unfair practices.

Source: dna July 21, 2016 15:56 UTC