The Telangana government has announced a transgender-specific government recruitment and social welfare programme, under which transgender persons will be trained and recruited for traffic management. The State government has claimed that this is the country’s first-ever transgender-specific government recruitment programme.

As per the programme announced by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, once transgender individuals are identified and recruited, they will undergo specialised training to assist the Hyderabad traffic police. The Chief Minister, at a meeting, informed that the initiative is aimed at addressing two key societal issues–employment for the marginalised transgender community and the city’s traffic management challenges.

The introduction of transgender traffic support troops aims to ensure smoother road management while empowering an under-represented community with stable government employment. The government is also working on creating distinct uniforms for transgender recruits, with separate designs for these individuals. After training, the transgender troops will be deployed in Hyderabad.