One Day, One Minute, One Rule – 369
What mandatory amendments must be made to employment application forms regarding gender classification under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2016/2019, for recruitment to Central Government posts?
The Department of Posts, circulating mandatory directives from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), has instructed all Postal Circles and administrative offices to update recruitment frameworks to prevent the disqualification or exclusion of transgender individuals.
All job application forms for recruitment to various civil posts under the Central Government must explicitly include 'Transgender' as a separate, distinct category under the gender option column. This rule operationalizes the statutory provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, ensuring that prospective government employees can make an informed choice and exercise their legal rights during the application and career intake process.
(DG (P) File No. W-17/1/2020-SPN-I (circulating DoPT O.M. No. 39028/02/2016-Estt (B)) Dated: 28th April, 2020 (with subsequent corrigendum correcting the statutory nomenclature to the 2019 Act)
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