Transgender people seek government job consideration in India’s Maharashtra state
Ancient texts in India have recorded the history and cultural importance of transgender people, but the community is still marginalized and vulnerable in the country.
Although the government offers many vulnerable castes a specific number of slots for education and government jobs, trans people still have no such benefit and continue to face discrimination across the nation.
Three trans people from Maharashtra state on Nov. 29 filed an application to the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal seeking slots for trans people in government jobs and a “third gender” option in online job applications.
Two applicants had applied for police officer posts, while the other had applied for a revenue officer post — both of which are government jobs in India.
