As per the directions of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, referring to the para 43 of the Judgement of the Hon'ble High Court of Madras dated 21.06.2022, NISD is collecting data of NGOs/CBOs who have sufficient expertise in handling the issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community for their Grievance Redressal.
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43 (C). Any person who faces an issue for the reason of their belongingness to the LGBTQIA+ community may approach any of the enlisted NGOs for safeguarding and protecting their rights.
43 (D). The concerned NGO in consultation with the MSJE, shall maintain confidential records of such persons who approach the enlisted NGOs and the aggregate data shall be provided to the concerned Ministry bi-annually.