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.
, 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.
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
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