| Event | Formation of the Uttarakhand Transgender Persons Welfare Board |
| Initiated by | Uttarakhand Cabinet |
| Key Objectives | - Ensure equal employment opportunities for transgender persons.- Conduct a survey to identify and count transgender individuals.- Issue identity cards to transgender persons for formal recognition.- Ensure access to social, educational, and health schemes.- Develop new, sensitive, and non-discriminatory welfare schemes.- Establish an effective monitoring system for grievance resolution. |
| Administrative Department | Social Welfare Department |
| Board Leadership | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand |
| Board Members | - Secretaries of Social Welfare, Home, Finance, Personnel, Urban Development, and Panchayati Raj.- Five experts from the transgender community.- Representative from NGOs working for transgender rights. |
| Status in India | Uttarakhand becomes the 18th State/Union Territory to establish a transgender welfare board under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, and Rules, 2020. |
| Other States with Similar Boards | Rajasthan, Mizoram, Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Maharashtra, Kerala, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Andaman & Nicobar. |
| Definition of Transgender | As per the 2019 Act, a person whose gender does not match the gender assigned at birth, including those with intersex variations, gender-queer, and socio-cultural identities like kinnar, hijra, aaravani, and jogta. |
| Census Data (2011) | First Indian Census to include transgender population, estimating 4.8 million transgender individuals. |
