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Jmc: In a 1st, JMC-Greater gives birth cert to transgender after 30 yrs | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: In a first in the state, JMC-Greater has issued a birth certificate to a transgender person Noor Shekhawat on Wednesday, said officials. After getting the certificate, Jaipur resident Shekhawat said, “I am 30 years old and today I have received a proper birth certificate. The journey to get this certificate was not easy as we face discrimination at every step, but now I will pursue higher education and take admission in University of Rajasthan very soon.”
Shekhawat was also the first transgender person in the state to get a driver’s license after the NALSA judgment of 2011.
“I studied from a convent school here and completed till class 12. After that I took admission in college, but I left after my first year itself as I faced a lot of discrimination and taunts from classmates and did not like the environment. Now I am in a better position where I can deal with such problems without it letting me affect, and I am working with the aim of making a place for the transgender community in the society,” said Shekhawat.
Bhanwar Lal Bairwa, director of department of statistic and economics in the state said that the application first came through JMC Greater around ten days ago, when officials started working on the process.
“First the request was made to JMC Greater, from where it was forwarded to us for guidance on how the certificate can be issued. We also worked on it as soon as possible because this is something that will bring a change in the society. Today, the birth certificate was issued to Noor Shekhawat following all the norms. We will now start a campaign to spread awareness in the transgender community on how they can get their birth certificate or other official documents which can help them in future,” said Bairwa. He further said that anyone who was registered as a male/female child at birth but identifies as the third gender can apply for a new birth certificate by getting the one issued at birth, changed. For this, they have to submit the medical certificate and affidavit with their personal details to their region’s civic body.
Shekhawat was also the first transgender person in the state to get a driver’s license after the NALSA judgment of 2011.
“I studied from a convent school here and completed till class 12. After that I took admission in college, but I left after my first year itself as I faced a lot of discrimination and taunts from classmates and did not like the environment. Now I am in a better position where I can deal with such problems without it letting me affect, and I am working with the aim of making a place for the transgender community in the society,” said Shekhawat.
Bhanwar Lal Bairwa, director of department of statistic and economics in the state said that the application first came through JMC Greater around ten days ago, when officials started working on the process.
“First the request was made to JMC Greater, from where it was forwarded to us for guidance on how the certificate can be issued. We also worked on it as soon as possible because this is something that will bring a change in the society. Today, the birth certificate was issued to Noor Shekhawat following all the norms. We will now start a campaign to spread awareness in the transgender community on how they can get their birth certificate or other official documents which can help them in future,” said Bairwa. He further said that anyone who was registered as a male/female child at birth but identifies as the third gender can apply for a new birth certificate by getting the one issued at birth, changed. For this, they have to submit the medical certificate and affidavit with their personal details to their region’s civic body.
