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Uttar Pradesh among 5 states set-up Transgender Welfare Boards after SC order

The Supreme Court of India

New Delhi: The state governments of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Rajasthan have constituted Transgender Welfare Boards, the Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday.

SC issued notice in Nov
This development came after the top court issued a notice in November last year to the governments of various states, seeking their responses on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea regarding the establishment of Transgender Welfare Boards to address the social welfare issues of the transgender community.

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