A day-long workshop on responsibility of media for enhancement of social status of transgenders was held here on Tuesday.
The workshop was organized under aegis of Voluntary Health Services (VHS) and Chhattisgarh Mitwa Sankalpa Samiti.
The workshop stressed on social development of third gender community.
Asserting that the transgenders are an integral part of the society, it was also demanded in the workshop that they must be given reservation in the Government jobs.
The workshop also demanded from the society to arrange counselling facility in schools so that their educational requirements are fulfilled.
The Chairman of Mitwa Sankalp Samiti, Vidya Rajput drew attention of media persons about the social issues of transgenders.
He informed that a total of about 3000 transgenders are in Chhattisgarh and the Samiti was trying its best to prepare a plan for their betterment with the help of State Social Welfare Department.