Hyderabad Police recruited 44 transgenders as traffic assistants

Hyderabad Police have recruited 44 transgenders as traffic assistants after organising various physical events to select them on Wednesday. A total of 58 transgenders participated in physical events like running, long jump and shot put at Goshamahal Police Ground. According to police, 29 out of 44 transgenders selected are female transgenders while the remaining 15 are male. Hyderabad Police Commissioner C. V. Anand was present at the recruitment event. He told the selected transgenders that they should be a role model for their community and should bring a good name to the Hyderabad Police and Telangana State Police Department. This was the first recruitment conducted by the authorities following an order by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to appoint transgenders as traffic assistants in the Hyderabad Traffic Police Department. Following the Chief Minister’s orders Anitha Ramachandran, Commissioner, of the Women and Child Welfare Department, Ravi Gupta, Principal Secretary of Home Department and C. V. Anand, Commissioner of Police Hyderabad held key meetings with transgenders regarding the recruitment and issued orders. In accordance with the government’s instructions, events were organised as per the list of candidates given by the Social Welfare Department at Goshamahal Police Ground. This physical event was organized by a recruitment committee formed by DCP South West, Home Guard Commandant, and Additional DCP CAR, in the presence of officials of the Welfare Department. The following events were organised for transgenders. As per the eligibility prescribed for selection, the candidates must be above 18 years and below 40 years of age. The candidates should be Indian citizens, should have at least an SSC pass, should have a personal identity card issued by the concerned District Magistrate and should be local candidates within the limits of Hyderabad Commissionerate. (IANS)

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