OPERATIONAL STATUS OF GARIMA GREHS

• Garima Greh = shelter homes for transgender persons providing food, medical care, counselling, capacity building & skill development.
• Component of the SMILE (Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE).
• Tested in Prelims (welfare schemes/vulnerable sections) and Mains GS-I (social empowerment) & GS-II (welfare of vulnerable sections, schemes).