Lucknow. The state government has now started preparing to give pension to eunuchs (transgenders). On the lines of old age pension, they can be given a pension of Rs 1,000 per month i.e. Rs 12,000 annually. The Social Welfare Department has prepared a proposal for this. It will soon be sent to the Central Government.
Pension will be given only to those who will get the certificate by registering on the central government portal (https://transgender.dosje.gov.in). On the basis of this certificate, they will also be provided facilities like education, scholarship, free medical treatment etc.
According to the 2011 census, the population of eunuchs in the state is 1.36 lakh. Of these, till now only one thousand eunuchs have applied on the central government portal. Of these, 514 have received the certificate. Recently, the Social Welfare Department had organized camps near their residential areas to get them registered. Now once again there are preparations to speed up their registration. Only eunuchs who register in this will get the benefits of various schemes.