Bihar's First Transgender Sub-Inspectors
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Bihar's First Transgender Sub-Inspectors |
| Why in News? | Three transgenders qualified the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) exam to become police sub-inspectors. |
| Key Points | - Patna High Court judgment in 2021 led to the State government asking BPSSC to recruit third genders into police services.- 2022 caste survey in Bihar reported a transgender population of 825 (0.0006%).- 2011 census recorded 40,827 transgenders in Bihar. |
| Transgender Definition | - According to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019, transgender means a person whose gender does not match with the gender assigned at birth.- Includes trans-person with intersex variations, gender-queer, and socio-cultural identities like kinnar, hijra, aaravani, and jogta.- 2011 Census was the first to incorporate the transgender population, estimating 4.8 million Indians as transgender. |
| Census | - Origin of Census in India dates back to the colonial exercise of 1881.- Used for capturing population, accessing resources, mapping social change, and delimitation exercises.- First Caste Census as SECC (Socio-Economic and Caste Census) conducted in 1931.- SECC canvasses every Indian family to assess economic status and specific caste names for government re-evaluation. |