{"id":136071,"date":"2025-03-12T12:50:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=136071"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:20:52","slug":"assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-launches-historic-shelter-home-for-transgender-community-in-guwahati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=136071","title":{"rendered":"Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Launches Historic Shelter Home for Transgender Community in Guwahati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-135852\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/New-Logo-Smal.jpg?resize=198%2C55&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">In a landmark move, Assam Chief Minister <a href=\"http:\/\/Himanta Biswa Sarma\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Himanta Biswa Sarma<\/span><\/strong><\/a> has announced the establishment of a dedicated shelter home in Guwahati, aimed at providing a safe, secure, and supportive environment for transgender individuals.<\/span><\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136072\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Assam CM Assam CM Launches Historic Shelter Home for Transgender Community:\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136072 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250312-WA0035.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Assam CM Launches Historic Shelter Home\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250312-WA0035.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250312-WA0035.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250312-WA0035.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250312-WA0035.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250312-WA0035.jpg?resize=750%2C422&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250312-WA0035.jpg?resize=1140%2C641&amp;ssl=1 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Assam CM Assam CM Launches Historic Shelter Home for Transgender Community:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The initiative is part of the state government\u2019s broader efforts to address the challenges faced by the transgender community, ensuring they have a place to stay and access to essential resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The shelter, introduced during the Assam budget session, marks a significant step towards greater social acceptance and equality. According to a tweet on the Chief Minister\u2019s official X handle, \u201cOur Govt is ringing in a new era of inclusivity,\u201d underscoring the state government\u2019s commitment to fostering a more equitable society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The new shelter will provide transgender individuals with a space to live with dignity, free from the stigma and marginalization they often face. This dedicated facility will be a sanctuary for those struggling to access basic necessities, including accommodation, healthcare, and education. It will also serve as a hub for advocacy and community support, empowering transgender individuals to build a better future for themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Assam government has allocated Rs 100 crore as a one-time grant to Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra to facilitate advanced research, modern preservation techniques, and documentation efforts. This substantial investment will enable the development of innovative solutions and methodologies to better understand the complexities facing the transgender community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The establishment of the shelter home is a beacon of hope for the transgender community, which has long faced discrimination and marginalization. The move is a testament to the state government\u2019s commitment to promoting inclusivity and social harmony. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">As Assam inches closer to becoming a more accepting and open society, this initiative paves the way for a brighter future for all individuals, regardless of gender identity or expression.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a landmark move, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced the establishment of a dedicated shelter home in Guwahati, aimed at providing a safe, secure, and supportive environment for transgender individuals. The initiative is part of the state government\u2019s broader efforts to address the challenges faced by the transgender community, ensuring they have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":136072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk:"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[26061,42290,42291],"class_list":["post-136071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma","tag-launches-historic-shelter-home-for","tag-transgender-community-in-guwahati"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":158816,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=158816","url_meta":{"origin":136071,"position":0},"title":"Assam Police Intercept 10 Alleged Infiltrators at Border, Says Himanta","author":"News Desk","date":"September 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Friday, September 18, that Assam Police had foiled an alleged attempted infiltration along the state\u2019s border, claiming they intercepted 10 individuals who reportedly entered India with \u201culterior motives.\u201d In a post on social media platform X, Sarma stated that the 10 people\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Assam&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Assam","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?cat=200"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif 1x, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif 1.5x, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":157418,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=157418","url_meta":{"origin":136071,"position":1},"title":"Assam-Meghalaya Taxi Standoff Finally Resolved \u2014 Tourism Minister","author":"ASSAM TIMES POST","date":"August 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The prolonged standoff between tourist taxi associations of Meghalaya and Assam \u2014 triggered by road blockades after violence on August 19 \u2014 has been resolved following intervention at the chief ministerial level, Meghalaya Tourism Minister Timothy D. 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