Jharkhand Cabinet approves 1k pension for transgender community

Jharkhand Cabinet approves 1k pension for transgender community: Jharkhand Cabinet gave its approval for transgender persons to be provided benefits of the State Social Security Scheme under which they will be given a pension of Rs 1,000 per month. 

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 2023

Transgenders are included in the category of OBC.

Proposals are first, transgender persons should be declared as a third gender.

Second, Those transgender persons who are not covered under any other category for reservation should be included in the OBC at serial number 46 in the list.