Karnataka Government has announced to give 1 per cent reservation to transgenders in Police.

Key Points

• Reservation will be given to them across all the ranks in police department.
• This move will help in changing the perception towards transgenders. It will bring them into mainstream and remove all the prejudices against them in society.
• Karnataka police department is also recruiting both men and women by giving them equal opportunities.
• There was reservation for women in police department, three-four decades back. But now the department aims to reach 25 per cent of women in the police force.

Karnataka State Police

Police in Karnataka were called by different names in different regions such as Thoti, Talwar, Kattubidi, Umbalidhar, Neeraganti etc. The foundation for current police set up was laid after the appointment of first Inspector General of Police in the state.