In a first, transgenders to join the Karnataka police force
The Karnataka government is set to introduce reservation for ‘male third gender’ in state armed police forces. Transgenders will become an integral part of the Karnataka Police with 79 posts reserved for the third gender in the latest job notification.
In all, the police department is recruiting 3,484 constables for posting in the city and district armed reserve force, according to the notification issued on Monday.
Of the 79 posts reserved for male transgenders, 11 posts are reserved for candidates hailing from the Kalyana Karnataka region. In comparison, the remaining 68 posts are open to candidates from the rest of the state.
Home Minister Araga Jnanendra Tuesday said: “Of the total vacancies, 420 posts have been reserved for candidates from ‘Kalyana Karnataka’ region or the erstwhile Hyderabad-Karnataka region, with 11 of them for the ‘male third gender’ and for rest of Karnataka where 3,064 posts are open, 68 is reserved for ‘male transgender.’
The department stated that recruitment “is totally transparent and the online fee prescribed by the department to be paid through bank and post office”. The application window is from September 19 to October 31.
Several members of the marginalized group have welcomed the move to earmark posts specifically for the third gender.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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