Transgenders petition Coimbatore Collector for land allotment for livelihood project

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Seeking to heighten livelihood opportunities for transgender persons successful Pollachi, Anaimalai and surrounding agrarian regions, a petition was submitted connected Monday to the Coimbatore District Collector requesting onshore allotment for a assemblage livelihood initiative.

The practice was made by transgender activistic and creator Kalki Subramaniam, laminitis of Sakodhari Foundation, which has launched a task titled Cocofriends to make income-generation avenues for transgender persons. As portion of the initiative, 12 transgender individuals person completed grooming successful producing value-added products from coconut shells and person been provided with employment, the petition stated.

According to the petition, the task aims to widen akin skill-development grooming to transgender persons surviving successful agrarian regions, enabling them to unafraid sustainable livelihoods. The instauration noted that onshore enactment from the territory medication would facilitate the instauration of a dedicated workspace to run the Cocofriends task and grow grooming and employment opportunities for the community.

Published - November 24, 2025 06:26 p.m. IST

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