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NHRC warn States, UT Govts over plight of transgender in India ANI | Updated: Jan 09, 2021 21:05 IST New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed serious displeasure and has warned coercive action against the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories (UT) of India for their failure to submit Action Taken Reports (ATRs) on the plight of transgender. Adjudicating a petition filed by Supreme Court Lawyer and seasoned human rights activist, Radhakanta Tripathy, the NHRC sought the reports by 16th January 2021. The transgenders in India have been deprived of the bare necessities of life and benefits of welfare schemes of the Government due to failure on part of the Center, States and UT Government. The Governments also fail to implement the NALSA judgment of the Supreme Court for safeguarding the rights of transgender persons, Tripathy alleged.

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