Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI::The Government of Goa has officially recognised the transgender community in the state as socially and educationally backward, paving the way for reservation benefits in educational institutions and public appointments.
The notification, issued by the Directorate of Social Welfare on November 10, 2026, states that transgender persons will be included in the State List of Other Backward Classes (OBC).
The decision has been taken in pursuance of the Supreme Court’s judgment dated April 15, 2014, in the National Legal Services Authority versus Union of India case. The government also considered the educational and social conditions of the transgender community in Goa and the recommendations of the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes.
According to the notification, the community will be recognised as socially and educationally backward for the purpose of reservation under Article 15(4) of the Constitution and as backward under Article 16(4), which deals with public employment.
The notification was issued by the Directorate of Social Welfare by order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
The move marks an important step towards improving access to educational opportunities and government employment for transgender persons in the state.
