Kerala Government Sets For Extension Of Scholarship For Transgender Community

Photo: Vidhi.org

Kerala Govt Starts Scholarship And Wedding Grants For Transgenders

In a bid to mainstream the LGBTQ community, the Kerala government on December 29 announced scholarship scheme for the third gender students. The students from seventh grade to college can avail the scholarship, and only aided/self-financed institutions are eligible. While the students of grade 7-10 will be receiving Rs 1000/month, and high-secondary and college students with Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000 respectively. The government also proposed… read-more

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 - 09:26 AM / by Archita chakraborty

Tags: Kerala Government, Transgender, Scholarship, LGBTQ, Social Justice

Courtesy: Hindustan Times