Act Number: 40

Act Name: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.

Year: 2019

Enactment Date: 2020-01-10

Long Title: An Act to provide for protection of rights of transgender persons and their welfare and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department: Department of Social Justice and Empowerment

Section 5: Application for certificate of identity.
    A transgender person may make an application to the District Magistrate for issuing a certificate of identity as a transgender person, in such form and manner, and accompanied with such documents, as may be prescribed:
    Provided that in the case of a minor child, such application shall be made by a parent or guardian of such child.
Scroll to Top