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 17: Functions of Council.
    The National Council shall perform the following functions, namely:—
        (a) to advise the Central Government on the formulation of policies, programmes, legislation and projects with respect to transgender persons;
        (b) to monitor and evaluate the impact of policies and programmes designed for achieving equality and full participation of transgender persons;
        (c) to review and coordinate the activities of all the departments of Government and other Governmental and non-Governmental Organisations which are dealing with matters relating to transgender persons;
        (d) to redress the grievances of transgender persons; and
        (e) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
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