Hijras, a traditional third gender population in South Asia through housing programs, and offer welfare benefits, pension schemes, free operations in government hospitals as well as other programs designed to assist them. There are approximately 480,000 transgender people in India as per Census 2011.
See: India’s LGBTQIA+ Community Notches Legal Wins but Still faces Societal Hurdles to Acceptance, Equal Rights (May 17, 2024)
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