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Haryana Government Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

© Govt. of Haryana

No. 10-2025/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025 (PAUSA 25, 1946 SAKA)

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

SOCIAL JUSTICE, EMPOWERMENT, WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND

BACKWARD CLASSES AND ANTYODAYA (SEWA) DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 15th January, 2025

No. 45/4/2024-4SW.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020, the Governor of Haryana is pleased to notify the

“Transgender Welfare Board” in the State of Haryana with the composition as well as its functions as per the

following:-

Composition of Haryana Transgender Welfare Board:

1. Chief Secretary to Government Haryana

Chairperson

2. Director General of Police Haryana

Member

3. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary of the Department

handling matter of Transgender Persons

Member Secretary

4. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, Home

Department

Member

5. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, Finance

Department

Member

6. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, Planning

Department

Member

7. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, Social

Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Backward Classes &

Antyodaya (SEWA) Department

Member

8. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, Health &

Family Welfare Department

Member

9. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, Education

Department

Member

10. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, Skill

Development Department

Member

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11. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, Labour

Department

Member

12. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Commissioner & Secretary to

Government Haryana, Women and Child Development Department

Member

13. Secretary, State Human Rights Commission, Haryana

Member

14. Any other Government/Public Representative/s by the approval of Chairperson

Member Invitee

Functions of Transgender Welfare Board:-

1. Monitoring implementation of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and Transgender

Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020

2. Ensuring Welfare of Transgender Persons in Government Schemes.

3. Ensuring Accessibility of Health, Housing, Education, Skilling, Legal and all necessary services to

Transgender Persons.

4. Ensuring non-discrimination of transgender persons at Home, Workplace and Public places

5. Ensuring inclusion of ‘Transgender’ as option wherein gender related information is collected by any

Government Department.

6. Monitor issue of Transgender certificate by District Authorities of State Government.

7. Monitor that Transgender identity certificate issued by District Magistrate is taken as a valid document for

different Government Schemes.

8. Nominating ‘Appellate Authority’ by notification in all districts in case the transgender identity

applications are rejected by the District Authority, in reference to Rule-9 of Transgender Persons

(Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020.

9. State level policy formation for rescue, protection, rehabilitation, welfare and mainstreaming of

transgender community.

10. Monitoring of schemes being implemented in State/UTs for transgender welfare.

11. Member Secretary to ensure yearly meeting of Transgender Welfare Board, issuance and keeping record

of minutes of meeting and timely forwarding the decisions taken in the meeting to Secretary, Ministry of

Social Justice and Empowerment.

DR. G. ANUPAMA,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,

Chandigarh:

Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes &

The 14th January, 2025.

Backward Classes and Antyodaya (SEWA) Department.

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