Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26: Transpersons to be inducted into Home Guard force
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Friday (March 14, 2025) announced the induction of transgender persons into the Home guard force by giving them appropriate training to carry out tasks such as traffic management and crowd control during festival seasons.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Friday (March 14, 2025) announced the induction of transgender persons into the Home guard force by giving them appropriate training to carry out tasks such as traffic management and crowd control during festival seasons.
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“In the first phase, this pilot project will be implemented with 50 transgender persons in Chennai, Tambaram, and Avadi. The remuneration, training, and uniform will be provided to them on par with the Home Guards. Through this pioneering initiative, a dignified life will be ensured for transgender people, giving them an opportunity to integrate with mainstream society,” he said while presenting the Budget for 2025.
The Minister said the monthly scholarship of ₹1,000 per month under Puthumai Penn and Tamil Puthalvan schemes would be extended to transgender people as well.
“To ensure their socio-economic development and success in life, it is essential for them to pursue higher education. Therefore, the scheme of providing a monthly scholarship of ₹1,000 will be extended to them as well,” he said.
The Minister said the government planned to establish three hostels for girl students with modern facilities in Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai, and each hostel would accommodate 1,000 girls. The total allocation for the same is ₹275 crore.
He said the government recognised the need for quality and safe hostel facilities for girl students from remote areas of Tamil Nadu who move to big cities to realise their dream of pursuing higher education. Preference would be given to students from Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, and minorities. The hostels will be maintained by the Tamil Nadu Working Women’s Hostels Corporation Limited.
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