Govt Forgets Delhi Shelter Set Up Under Govt Scheme To Empower Trans People: ‘No Funds For 19 Months’

12 Garima Grehs have been set up across India under a central government scheme to empower the trans community. This report details the struggle for survival facing the Delhi-NCR shelter.

Garima Greh residents and staff pose for a photo after receiving their course Certificate from Sun Foundation.

Source : Sameeksha Sharma

A big, bright, hearty smile and words full of hope, aspirations, and courage — that is all you get when you talk to Priyanka from Assam. Her journey to this point has been anything but ordinary. Sitting at the Delhi-NCR ‘Garima Greh’, a government-backed shelter for trans people, Priyanka explained how she went from being homeless to owning a small business.  Priyanka told ABPLive that she first connected with Mitr Trust, an NGO that runs the Garima Greh, in