THE TRANSGENDER PERSONS (PROTECTION OF RIGHTS) ACT, 2019

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Chapter I - Preliminary
Section 1 : Short title and commencement

Section 2 : Definitions

Chapter II - Prohibition Against Discrimination
Section 3 : Prohibition Against Discrimination

Chapter III - Recognition of Identity of Transgender Person
Section 4 : Recognition of Identity of Transgender Person

Section 5 : Application for Certificate of Identity

Section 6 : Issue of Certificate of Identity

Section 7 : Change in Gender

Chapter IV - Welfare Measures by Government
Section 8 : Obligation of Appropriate Government

Chapter V - Obligations of Establishments and Other Persons
Section 9 : Non-Discrimination in Employment

Section 10 : Obligations of Establishments

Section 11 : Grievance Redressal Mechanism

Section 12 : Right of Residence

Chapter VI - EDUCATION, SOCIAL SECURITY AND HEALTH OF TRANSGENDER PERSONS
Section 13 : Obligation of educational institutions to provide inclusive education to transgender persons

Section 14 : Vocational training and self employment.

Section 15 : Healthcare Facilities

Chapter VII - National Council for Transgender Persons.
Section 16 : National Council for Transgender Persons.

Section 17 : Functions of Council

Chapter VIII - Offenses and Penalties
Section 18 : Offences and Penalties

Chapter IX - Miscellaneous
Section 19 : Grants by Central Government

Section 20 : Act not in derogation of any other law

Section 21 : Protection of action taken in good faith

Section 22 : Power of appropriate Government to make rules

Section 23 : Power to remove difficulties