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Indian Polity Fundamental Rights

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. An expert committee has recommended that `transgender' be declared the third gender, with the individual having the right to choose gender.

II. It has asked the government to prepare a law to prevent discrimination and atrocities against these people.

III. It has asked the Central Bureau of investigation to collect and compile statistics of crimes against transgender persons and cases registered against them.

Codes:

Only I & III

Only II & III

Only I & III

All of these

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Explanation:

2nd statement is incorrect.
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, was passed by Parliament in November 2019, and came into effect on 11 January 2020.
It protects transgender individuals against discrimination in education, employment and healthcare.
It recognizes the gender identity of the individual, and there are provisions in the law for a certificate to be issued with their new gender identity.
There have been reservations among some in the transgender community, both regarding the difficulty of obtaining a certificate, and because of lack of awareness and lack of sensitivity to the issue among local public officials.
But there are no legal provisions regarding the discrimination.