Key Takeaways
- The Telangana government has appointed transgenders as traffic volunteers to address the growing traffic problems in Hyderabad City.
- The transgenders will be responsible for traffic management and drunk & drive checks in high traffic zones of Hyderabad.
- The officials have been asked to finalise a special dress code and salary for the transgenders similar to Home Guards.
Hyderabad: Telangana Government to appoint transgenders as traffic volunteers for Traffic Management and Drunk & Drive checks in Hyderabad.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday evening ordered the officials concerned to focus on the appointment of transgenders as Traffic Volunteers to address the growing traffic problems in Hyderabad City.
As decided earlier, the Chief Minister asked the officials to appoint transgenders as traffic volunteers in the high traffic zones in the first phase.
On the lines of Home Guards , the CM said that the services of transgenders should be utilised at signal jumping locations and prevent the violation of traffic rules.
Reddy also suggested officials deploy transgenders at the drunk and drive checking points and utilise their services to reduce the increasing cases in the city.
The officials will finalise a special dress code for transgenders, similar to Home Guards. Their salary will also be similar to that of Home Guards.
The CM directed the officials to implement the decision in an experimental manner at the earliest.
