Transgender persons included in State OBC list for reservation in education and public employment<\/p>\n
PANAJI, November 10: In a significant decision aimed at promoting social justice and equal opportunities, the Goa Government has officially recognised transgender persons in the State as Socially and Educationally Backward citizens and included them in the State List of Other Backward Classes (OBC).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Directorate of Social Welfare issued a notification dated November 10, 2026, providing for the inclusion of the transgender community in the OBC category for the purposes of reservation in educational institutions and public employment.<\/p>\n The decision follows the landmark Supreme Court judgment of April 15, 2014, in the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) vs Union of India case, which recognised the rights of transgender persons and directed governments to take measures for their social and educational advancement.<\/p>\n According to the notification, the State Government considered the educational and social conditions of transgender persons in Goa before arriving at the decision. It also took into account the recommendations of the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes, submitted through its letter dated June 6, 2023.<\/p>\n The notification specifically recognises transgender persons as Socially and Educationally Backward citizens for the purposes of Article 15(4) of the Constitution and as a backward class for the purposes of Article 16(4).<\/p>\n The decision provides a basis for extending reservation benefits to eligible transgender persons under the State’s OBC framework, subject to applicable rules and implementation procedures.<\/p>\n The notification has been issued by Director of Social Welfare and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary Dipak Desai, by order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.<\/p>\n The move marks an important step towards addressing longstanding social and educational disadvantages faced by the transgender community in Goa.<\/p>\n However, the notification does not specify a separate reservation percentage for transgender persons or provide detailed implementation guidelines. The government has also requested publication of the notification in the Extraordinary Official Gazette.<\/p>\n The decision is expected to strengthen opportunities for transgender persons in education and government employment, with its practical impact depending on the implementation of the reservation provisions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Goa Government has officially recognised transgender persons as Socially and Educationally Backward citizens, including them in the State List of Other Backward Classes (OBC) for reservation in education and public employment.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t