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    Recently, the Bihar government announced that they’ll give Rs 1.5 Lakh to anyone from the transgender community if they wished to undergo a ***-change operation.  

    Uttar Pradesh also decided to open India’s first transgender university.
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    Now, according to reports, Assam is the first state to become the first to include the ‘Transgender’ option in the gender category of the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination (CCE) 2020. 

    Not only this, but around 42 candidates have already applied in the new category.
    Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) chairman Pallab Bhattacharya said, “Initially we had not made a separate category for transgender persons when we issued notification for the exam in September. We were soon approached by a prominent transgender activist Swati Bidhan Baruah to include a separate category. We had a discussion with Baruah and also checked with UPSC where transgender persons are already allowed to apply in a separate category called others. The state government was apprised of the matter and a separate category was created.”
    © Reuters
    Swati Bidhan Baruah, the vice-chairperson of Assam State Transgender Welfare Board, said, “The move to include transgenders in a separate category is a welcome step and Assam is the first state in India to do so. Despite the 2014 SC order and a similar order from Gauhati HC in 2018, we were not given a separate category. That’s why I approached APSC. It’s a big thing that 42 persons have applied in the new category as we know that they are a marginalized community and don’t get opportunities to pursue higher education. We need a committee to formulate the SOPs so that fake transgenders are not able to apply in the new category.”

    This tectonic development was met with great enthusiasm and here’s what people on the internet have to say-
    Good decision!
    Real empowerment is not treating them like victims. It’s treating them like equal!
    More power 2 our transgender communities!!!!
    — Sushmitha suresh (@suresh_sushmita) October 30, 2020Congratulations
    — Charuhas (@padole_c) October 30, 2020Very good
    — Indranil Mandal (@IndranilManda15) October 30, 2020Assam is progressing very fast. They are taking leads in a lot of good initiatives, the best being closure of madrassas or coverting them to regular schools.
    Assam, go on.
    — #IAmRepublic (@sanztweets) October 30, 2020Very good decision sir.
    — M.K.SHARMA (@mithile53256452) October 30, 2020I welcome this decision. This is progressive. Very mature step. Hail @himantabiswa ji.
    — Rahul Pisharody 🇮🇳 (@irahuldevdas) October 30, 2020 such a welcome step.
    — ZenMode (@Iamawake12) October 30, 2020 This is definitely a sign of progress in the right direction. Kudos to the Assam government for this incredible step that is bound to tremendously help the transgender community in the state. 

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