First of its kind dedicated quarantine centre for transgenders comes up in Manipur
First Published: 22nd May, 2020 19:49 IST
A quarantine centre dedicated for transgenders has been set up by the Manipur Social Welfare Department in the state of Manipur. In a first of its kind in India, a
A quarantine centre dedicated for transgenders has been set up by the Manipur Social Welfare Department in the state of Manipur.
In a first of its kind in India, a quarantine centre dedicated for only transgender has come up at the Ideal Blind School at Takyelpat in Imphal West district of Manipur.
The quarantine facility, with a bed capacity of 40 to 50 beds, will house those stranded transgender, who come from orange or green zones.
This initiative by the department is being widely appreciated by Transgender Community in Manipur.
Speaking to NEL, transgender Activist Shanta Khurai, appreciated the state Government for the initiative & informed that their will provide 6 Transgender volunteers for the said quarantine center.
Meanwhile, Director of Manipur Social Welfare Department Ngan-gom Uttam informed that those transgenders who return to the State from Red Zone areas will be put at a different quarantine centre meant for Transgenders.
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Manipur LS Polls: Nagaland CM Rio and DY CM Zeliang sprearhead campaign for NPF’s Outer Manipur candidate Timothy Zimik
20th April 2024Live Assam HSLC 2024 Results: Sevak Kharka from Baksa district scores highest marks in Nepali MIL
20th April 2024Live Poll officer spot dead in road accident in Assam’s Lakhimpur
20th April 2024Live Weight of school bags reduced in Assam
20th April 2024WE RECOMMEND
Manipur LS Polls: Nagaland CM Rio and DY CM Zeliang sprearhead campaign for NPF’s Outer Manipur candidate Timothy Zimik
BJP did not field a candidate for Outer Manipur and extended support to Zimik.
20th April 2024Manipur LS Polls: 3 arrested in firing incident at Manipur polling station
The arrested miscreants have been identified as Leichombam Jemson Singh (34 yrs), Nongthombam Ratan (47 yrs) and Khumukcham Angamba (32 yrs).
20th April 2024Polling for 15 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Northeast underway, 96 candidates in fray
As many as 35 candidates are in the fray in Assam, 10 each in Manipur and Meghalaya, 14 each in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, 6 in Mizoram 4 in Tripura and 3 in Nagaland.
19th April 2024Voting for Inner and Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seats tomorrow. 10 candidates in fray
The Inner Manipur seat will see BJP's Thounaojam Basanta Kr Singh contesting against Congress' Agomcha Bimol Akoijam and Maheshwar Thounaojam of RPI (A) and R K Somendro of MPP
18th April 2024Polling personnel reach their destinations safely in Kangpokpi
The first phase of the dispersal of polling personnel commenced at Brig. M. Thomas Ground Kangpokpi town at 7:00 a.m
17th April 2024