Applications invited from transgender students
The Hindu
District Collector G.S. Sameeran said that transgender students from Coimbatore district, who had enrolled in colleges during the academic year 2019-2020, shall submit their applications for financial
District Collector G.S. Sameeran said that transgender students from Coimbatore district, who had enrolled in colleges during the academic year 2019-2020, shall submit their applications for financial assistance at the Department of Social Welfare office in Coimbatore.
In a statement, he said that eligible transwomen and transmen candidates from Tamil Nadu with a minimum of 40% marks in Class XII from government/aided schools or orphanages and a minimum of 40% marks during their first year in a regular college will receive financial assistance of ₹ 1 lakh and a gold medal weighing one sovereign each from the Department of Social Welfare.
Transgender students studying in government colleges will be accorded priority, Mr. Sameeran said in the statement.
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