The Goa government has notified transgender persons in the state as socially and educationally backward citizens and included them in the state list for OBC community, for reservation in educational institutions and public appointments. The Social Welfare Department notification follows consideration of the community’s educational and social conditions and advice from the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes. It cites the Supreme Court’s April 15, 2014 judgment in the National Legal Services Authority versus Union of India case.
