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Tamil Nadu Government Relaxes Age Limit For Transgenders Applying For Police Services
The guidelines will be similar to that of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, who apply for the recruitment through the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services recruitment board.
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Tamil Nadu | 10 July 2020 / Updated : 21 Hrs ago
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Tamil Nadu Government Relaxes Age Limit For Transgenders Applying For Police Services
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The Home Department of the Tamil Nadu government has granted age relaxation for transgender persons applying for posts in the state’s police subordinate services.
The department has confirmed that the guidelines to the age relaxation will be similar to the ones provided to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, who apply for the recruitment through the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services recruitment board, The News Minute reported.
“The observation made by the honorable High Court of Madras in its order for the upliftment of the third gender candidates, in compliance with the Honorable High court of Madras, the government hereby direct that the third gender candidates shall be granted age relaxation as provided to the SC/ST candidates for the recruitment through Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, for the posts included in Tamil Nadu police subordinate services,” the official government order as quoted.
This development comes following the petition that was filed by K Aradhana, a trans woman in 2018. Back in the year, she applied for recruitment online, at the age of 29, but her application was rejected because she was above the prescribed age of 26.
The court, in its interim order, had directed the recruitment board to consider Aradhana’s application for the post, following which Aradhana appeared for the written examination.
The Supreme Court in one of the orders had stated that the Transgender community should be given relaxations similar to what marginalized groups get, as they equally face huge discrimination, prejudice and violence on a daily basis. The government order took note of the SC order.
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“If the intent behind the orders of the Supreme Court of India in the National Legal Service Authority vs Union of India case in 2014 is to be carried forward, then we see absolutely no reason why reservation in age, which is applicable to destitute widows and ex-servicemen and the like, should not be extended to transgender persons,” the order read.
In addition, the High Court had also addressed petitions filed by three more transgender candidates – Deepika, Thenmozhi and Saratha, seeking age relaxation for attending the common recruitment for the post of Grade II police constables/jail warders and firemen for the year 2019 and allowed them to write the exams as well.
Speaking to the media, trans rights activist Grace Banu said that development is in the right direction. However, the transgender community should not be equated to the SC/ST group, and should be provided with greater age limit relaxation, considering that the community members tend to drop out of school more due to gender-untouchability harassment, she added.
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One Nation One Voice: A Song For Corona Warriors Supported By Asian Paints Through PM Cares Fund
Asian Paints continuing its solidarity with the nation in the COVID-19 world has stepped forward to show support to the corona warriors once again with a heartwarming gesture.
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One Nation One Voice: A Song For Corona Warriors Supported By Asian Paints Through PM Cares Fund
The novel coronavirus pandemic has brought us to a juncture where it feels like languishing in lockdown has become the new normal. But it has also been a moment for the world to realise the strength and solidarity that each one has exhibited against fear and uncertainty. But if the mechanisms around us are working fine, let us collectively thank the frontline workers. The front liners of this country also called the corona warriors have shown extraordinary courage to help us in the lockdown. Asian Paints continuing its solidarity with the nation in the COVID-19 world has stepped forward to show support to the corona warriors once again with a heartwarming gesture. It has been a generous contributor to the PM Cares fund as one of the key sponsors of the new National Anthem dedicated to the front liners- One Nation One Voice which was rolled out on May 17th, 2020 on Sunday.
Music is the food for the soul, they say! The song of hope, unity and gratitude to the corona warriors that has been beautifully put together by Sonu Nigam, Srinivas and Sanjay Tandon is titled Jayatu Jayatu Bharatam, Vasudev Kutumbakam. The song has seen a record-breaking contribution of 200 singers from the ‘Indian Singers Rights Association (ISRA)’ who all came together in this acapella rendition in 14 languages. In quite a unique setup, each artist recorded their part of the song in their respective homes in view of the lockdown. Walking past all odds, in a never-seen-before gesture, a vast canopy of legendary singers came together for a cause. Singing in fourteen different languages, celebrated singers like Asha Bhosle, Anup Jalota, Alka Yagnik, Hariharan, Kailash Kher, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Kumar Sanu, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Mano, Pankaj Udhas, SP Balasubramanian, Shaan, Sonu Nigam, Sudesh Bhosle, Suresh Wadkar, Shailendra Singh, Srinivas, Talat Aziz, Udit Narayan, Shankar Mahadevan, Jasbir Jassi and 80 other artists joined hands.
In its remarkable gesture, Asian Paints has already committed a generous sum of 35 crores to the PM Care funds and other CM funds to fight the COVID-19 crisis. It is indeed exemplary that despite so many challenges, India has come together, united more than ever to destabilise the pandemic. What is more profound is the fact that it takes just one beautiful song to weave together this emotion of unity. The song has ladles of love in different languages that include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujrati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bhojpuri, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Rajasthani and Odiya. The song has been released in over 100 platforms including television, radio, social media, apps, OTT, DTH etc.
Commenting on Asian Paints role, Amit Syngle, MD and CEO, Asian Paints Limited, said, “Asian Paints has always been a responsible brand that cares. Amidst the challenging future we as a nation are facing today, there is no better time to step up and take action. Given our emotional connect with homes we are proud to power these profound voices, from almost 200 coveted homes of the most acclaimed artists in our country. As an Indian Brand, we feel energized in supporting our countrymen and women by aiding PM Cares Fund. One Nation One Voice is not just an anthem but a movement that reflects the current emotions of the people. We are certain it will inspire and bring our country together in coming out of this crisis stronger than before.”
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