National Council for Transgender Persons explained

Type:	Commission
Formed:	21 August 2020
Jurisdiction:	Government of India
Headquarters:	New Delhi
Budget:	(2022 - 2023)^[1]
Minister1 Name:	Virendra Kumar Khatik
Minister1 Pfo:	Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Chief1 Name:	Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, Gopi Shankar Madurai, Zainab Javid Patel, Kak Chingtabam Shyamcand Sharma
Chief1 Position:	^[2]
Parent Agency:	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]}

, 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

Notes and References

1. News: Centre forms National Council for Transgender Persons. The Hindu. 23 August 2020. 30 May 2021. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214440/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-forms-national-council-for-transgender-persons/article32422814.ece. live.
2. News: Govt sets-up 'National council for transgender Persons' | India News - Times of India. . 26 August 2020 . 14 October 2020. 3 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200903201721/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/govt-sets-up-national-council-for-transgender-persons/articleshow/77768847.cms. live.
3. Statutory Order. 2849(E). 21 August 2020. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. National Council for Transgender Persons.
4. 40. 2019. Parliament of India. Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights).
5. News: National Council for Transgender Persons formed . Jyoti . Dhrubo . 22 August 2020 . Hindustan Times . en-IN . 16 September 2020 . 20 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920073625/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/national-council-for-transgender-persons-formed/story-QXO57cxN8jhrpdmZZaWtbM.html . live .
6. Web site: Jain . Karishma . Centre forms National Council for Transgender Persons . 24 August 2020 . DNA India . en-IN . 16 September 2020 . 24 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200824194212/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-centre-forms-national-council-for-transgender-persons-2839247 . live .
7. News: Pandit . Ambika . Govt sets-up 'National council for transgender Persons' . The Times of India . 26 August 2020 . en-IN . 14 October 2020 . 3 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200903201721/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/govt-sets-up-national-council-for-transgender-persons/articleshow/77768847.cms . live .