2,285 houses sanctioned for transgenders so far under PMAY-Urban: Govt
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A total of 2,285 houses have been sanctioned for transgenders under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) so far, the government informed Rajya Sabha. In a written reply, Minister of State for Housing and Urban affairs Kaushal Kishore said according to the scheme's guidelines, preference is to be given to manual scavengers, people belonging to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes, minorities, people with disabilities, transgenders and women.
