There are several welfare schemes for the transgender community, but they are hardly effective. Now when the lockdown has left many of them penniless, we look at what prevents their integration in society.
There exists an Autorickshaw and Taxi Drivers’ Welfare Board under the Tamil Nadu Government. The CM also promised cash support, dry rations and oil. What went wrong?
With cabs and autos off the road, Ola and Uber drivers in Chennai have been hit hard by the lockdown. Unfortunately, there has been little support from the companies or govt.
It’s a ‘fair’ with a difference. Kasim Basith’s initiative, ‘We Are Your Voice’ organises an annual job fair for persons with disability and has successfully placed many of them in reputed organisations.