Indian Railways, IRCTC include transgender as third gender

Indian Railways, IRCTC include transgender as third gender . Indian Railways and IRCTC have included “transgender as third gender” in the option alongside male and female in ticket reservation and cancellation forms both online and offline. The Delhi-based lawyer had made the representation after the Delhi high court in February had asked him to approach the Railway Ministry while disposing of his

petition.

iii. The Railway ministry notify that hijras, eunuchs, apart from binary gender to be treated as third gender for the purpose of safeguarding their rights under Part III of our Constitution and the laws made by the parliament and the State Legislature.

IRCTC:

♦ Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the Indian railways.

♦ Headquarters: New Delhi

♦ Established: 1999