The first trans inclusive toilets in Delhi, the capital of India, are currently under construction and are due to be opened shortly.
According to the India Times, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) allocated a portion of its 2021-2022 budget to building safe, sanitary toilets for the city’s transgender population.
In 2014, the Indian Supreme Court officially recognised trans people as ‘the third gender’ and encouraged local authorities to create more trans inclusive facilities. Mysuru was the first city in the country to provide safe toilets for trans people, with Delhi now following in its footsteps. HP Singh, a senior NDMC official heading the building project, said the city’s trans community has long-awaited inclusive facilities:.