Transgender Indians could soon be leading combat troops as the country prepares to allow them to join its Central Armed Police Force.
India’s Home Ministry is paving the way for trans people to serve by consulting the various branches of the paramilitary police.
It hopes to advertise the new job opportunities to trans people this year. Trans people will then have to apply and take the annual civil service exam to enter the forces.
The process aims to recruit people on merit and includes physical as well as written tests. The move follows India’s Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act which became law in India last December.