Gave Transgenders Identity, Padma Awards: PM Modi In Lok Sabha
On the last day of the last session of the 17th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that a significant amount of work has been done towards helping those who are on the edges of society and pointed out that the transgender community, which felt disrespected, has been given an identity. "The transgender community always felt disrespected... and people would avoid these issues. Members of the 17th Lok Sabha expressed concern for them and sought to ensure a better life for them. The world discusses what India has done for transgenders... We have given transgenders an identity. As many as 16,000-17,000 from the community have been given identity cards," he added.
