Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: GARIMA GREHS FOR TRANSGENDER
Posted On:
18 DEC 2024 2:23PM by PIB Delhi
18 Garima Grehs are operational throughout the country, no Garima Greh has been closed. State wise details of Garima Grehs operational under the sub-scheme namely ‘Central sector scheme for comprehensive rehabilitation for welfare of transgender persons’ is as under:
|
Sl. No.
|
State/UT
|
No. of Garima Grehs
|
|
1.
|
Delhi
|
1
|
|
2.
|
Odisha
|
1
|
|
3.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
1
|
|
5.
|
Maharashtra
|
3
|
|
6.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1
|
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
1
|
|
8.
|
Rajasthan
|
1
|
|
9.
|
West Bengal
|
2
|
|
10.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1
|
|
11.
|
Assam
|
1
|
|
12.
|
Karnataka
|
1
|
|
13.
|
Punjab
|
1
|
|
14.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
|
15.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1
|
Further, State-wise details of transgender beneficiaries currently residing in Garima Grehs are as under:
|
Sl. No.
|
State/UT
|
No. of Transgender Persons residing
|
|
1.
|
Delhi
|
25
|
|
2.
|
Odisha
|
25
|
|
3.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
20
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
43
|
|
5.
|
Maharashtra
|
72
|
|
6.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
35
|
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
23
|
|
8.
|
Rajasthan
|
25
|
|
9.
|
West Bengal
|
27
|
|
10.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
25
|
|
11.
|
Assam
|
25
|
|
12.
|
Karnataka
|
26
|
|
13.
|
Punjab
|
25
|
|
14.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
7
|
|
15.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
11
|
|
Total
|
414
|
State-wise details of fund released and utilized for each Garima-Grehs under sub-scheme namely “Central sector scheme for comprehensive rehabilitation for welfare of transgender persons” is as under:
|
Sl. No.
|
State/UT
|
Funds released and utilized
|
|
1.
|
Garima Greh, Delhi
|
63,12,373
|
|
2.
|
Garima Greh Odisha
|
57,93,572
|
|
3.
|
Garima Greh Tamil Nadu
|
38,93,815
|
|
4.
|
Garima Greh Bihar
|
58,80,300
|
|
5.
|
Garima Greh, Thane, Maharashtra
|
60,34,462
|
|
6.
|
Garima Greh,New Mumbai Maharashtra
|
54,91,586
|
|
7.
|
Garima Greh, Panvel, Maharashtra
|
42,37,003
|
|
8.
|
Garima Greh Chhattisgarh
|
56,03,503
|
|
9.
|
Garima Greh Gujarat
|
54,04,463
|
|
10.
|
Garima Greh Rajasthan
|
59,27,509
|
|
11.
|
Garima Greh, Kolkatta, West Bengal
|
57,33,665
|
|
12.
|
Garima Greh, Kolkatta, West Bengal
|
46,89,530
|
|
13.
|
Garima Greh Andhra Pradesh
|
5,02,000
|
|
14.
|
Garima Greh Assam
|
5,02,000
|
|
15.
|
Garima Greh Karnataka
|
5,02,000
|
|
16.
|
Garima Greh Punjab
|
5,02,000
|
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Health Authority (NHA) for convergence of Ayushman Bharat scheme of NHA with Support for Marginalized Individuals and Livelihood Enterprise (SMILE) Scheme has been entered into for providing health facilities under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to Transgender persons.
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, SHRI B.L. VERMA, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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