Consider the following statements Recently the government of Rajasthan created a fund of Rs 10 crore...........

Rajasthan Polity and Governance

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Consider the following statements

Recently, the government of Rajasthan created a fund of Rs 10 crores for transgenders.
Rajasthan is the first state in the country to create such a fund exclusively for transgenders’ welfare.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Recently, the government of Rajasthan has decided to celebrate Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20) at the government level to commemorate and raise the morale of the transgender community,

Transgender festivals, sports and other activities will be organized with government funding of Rs 10 lakh at the state level and Rs 1 lakh each at the district level.

There were 16,571 transgenders in the state in the 2011 census and now the number is estimated to be more than 60, 000.

The government of Rajasthan is the first state to create a fund of Rs 10 crores only for transgenders and the celebration of Transgender day is one of the activities under this fund.