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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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Development, Rural Development, Labour and Employment and Departments of Legal Affairs, Pensions and Pensioners Welfare and National Institute for Transforming India Aayog, not below the rank of Joint Secretaries to the Government of India, Members, ex officio;
- (e) one representative each from the National Human Rights Commission and National Commission for Women, not below the rank of Joint Secretaries to the Government of India, Members, ex officio;
- (f) representatives of the State Governments and Union territories by rotation, one each from the North, South, East, West and North-East regions, to be nominated by the Central Government, Members, ex officio;
- (g) five representatives of transgender community, by rotation, from the State Governments and Union territories, one each from the North, South, East, West and North-East regions, to be nominated by the Central Government, Members;
- (h) five experts, to represent non-governmental organisations or associations, working for the welfare of transgender persons, to be nominated by the Central Government, Members; and
- (i) Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment dealing with the welfare of the transgender persons, Member Secretary, ex officio.
(3) A Member of National Council, other than ex officio member, shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of his nomination.
Functions of Council. 17. The National Council shall perform the following functions, namely:—
- (a) to advise the Central Government on the formulation of policies, programmes, legislation and projects with respect to transgender persons;
- (b) to monitor and evaluate the impact of policies and programmes designed for achieving equality and full participation of transgender persons;
- (c) to review and coordinate the activities of all the departments of Government and other Governmental and non-Governmental Organisations which are dealing with matters relating to transgender persons;
- (d) to redress the grievances of transgender persons; and
- (e) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
CHAPTER VIII
Offences and penalties
Offences and penalties. 18. Whoever,—
- (a) compels or entices a transgender person to indulge in the act of forced or bonded labour other than any compulsory service for public purposes imposed by Government;
- (b) denies a transgender person the right of passage to a public place or obstructs such person from using or having access to a public place to which other members have access to or a right to use;
- (c) forces or causes a transgender person to leave household, village or other place of residence; and
- (d) harms or injures or endangers the life, safety, health or well-being, whether mental or physical, of a transgender person or tends to do acts including causing physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal and emotional abuse and economic abuse,
