Legal awareness campaign for transgenders

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Updated At : 10:51 AM Dec 30, 2021 IST

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Shimla, December 29

The State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) will start an awareness campaign for transgenders as they belong to “extremely marginalised” section of society, said Prem Pal Ranta, member secretary, SLSA.

Speaking at the weekly webinar on human rights, organised by Umang Foundation, Ranta appealed to youth to come forward to create legal awareness in society, particularly in rural areas, by joining the SLSA as para legal volunteers.

He said SC, ST, women, children, transgenders, prisoners, mentally ill people, drug addicts, calamity-affected people and the elderly having annual income below Rs 3 lakh were eligible to get the SLSA’s free legal support.

Ranta said the SLSA had identified 45 orphan and 67 semi-orphan children, who were victims of the pandemic, and ensured all kinds of support to them.

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