Till a few months ago, 23-year-old Shaina Roy, a trans-woman used to seek alms at shops and traffic signals, but life has taken a positive turn for her today as she passes by the same places to her workplace donning a uniform as an employee of Pimpri Chinchwad civic body near Pune.
Shaina Roy is among over 30 transgender persons, who were recently recruited by Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) as security guards and green marshals, making it probably the first civic body in the State to offer employment opportunity to the members of this community, who are often denied equal rights.
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Rajesh Patil recently took the decision to bring the members of these communities to the mainstream and help them lead a dignified life.
