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Garima Greh Shelter Homes For Transgender Persons
NationwideIndividualCentralCentrally Sponsored SchemeMinistry Of Social Justice and EmpowermentOpen since 2022-01-01
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What this is

The aims to provide shelter, protection, rehabilitation, livelihood opportunities, and social reintegration support to transgender persons. It also provides shelter facilities, food, medical care, counselling, legal assistance, skill development, and document support to transgender persons.

In detail

The scheme "Garima Greh Shelter Homes For Transgender Persons" has been launched by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. It aims to provide shelter to destitute & abandoned Transgender persons with basic amenities like shelter, food, medical care and recreational facilities.

> Objectives:

  • To provide shelter with basic amenities such as food, clothing, recreation, medical facilities and counselling.
  • To safeguard the rights of Transgender persons.
  • To confirm the prevalence of a congenial atmosphere in the Garima Greh by adopting uniform rules and regulations suitable for all Transgender persons.
  • To empower a TG person through skill-development and skill-upgradation programmes to lead a decent and dignified life, and protect them from atrocities and social stigma.

Who qualifies

> The following are the eligibility criteria of Transgender Person as a resident of Garima Greh:

  • Transgenders certified issued through the National Portal for Transgender Persons, and preferably living below the poverty line. Persons having such a certificate from elsewhere may be persuaded to register on the National Portal.
  • Transgenders who are abandoned, aged between 18 and 60 years
  • Transgenders should not be engaged in sex work and beggary
  • Transgenders must be unemployed and not engaged in productive commercial activities

> The person needs to register by filling in the admission form (Annexure 2) and the personal affidavit as per the prescribed form Annexure 3 provided in the guidelines document.

What you get

  • Provision of shelter for transgender persons facing social, psychological, and economic constraints.
  • Basic amenities, including food, medical care, and recreational facilities.
  • Legal care and psychological counselling for reintegration into families and society.
  • Capacity-building and skill-development training for livelihood enhancement and economic independence.
  • Assistance in obtaining Identity Cards, Permanent Account Number (PAN) Cards, Ration Cards, Passports, and other essential documents.
  • A safe, secure, and positive environment for the holistic development and rehabilitation of transgender persons.
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Eligibility published here865 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name291 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published here2022-01-01
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formed1 of 3: leading or trailing whitespace
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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https://transgender.dosje.gov.in/docs/GarimaGrehGuidleines.pdf
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Provenance

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schemeNameGarima Greh Shelter Homes For Transgender PersonsmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate2022-01-01myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryNameMinistry Of Social Justice and EmpowermentmyScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme