Hyderabad: In a first, the GHMC will to employ about 2,000 transgenders as part of their social uplift effort. The transgenders will be hired on on outsourcing basis and will be deployed for Swachh Survekshan to keep the city clean in the first phase. Later they would be recruited to various GHMC wings based on their educational qualifications. Most of the persons were post-graduation but unemployed.
Mayor Bonthu Rammohan said the corporation was even contemplating allocating about 500 2BHK houses to ensure their social uplift. They would be recruited into zone wise enforcement teams to be constituted in February.
The mayor said the GHMC was planning to set up an independent enforcement and disaster cell to address complaints and grievances related to demolition of unauthorised constructions, encroachment of footpaths, sealing of premises and undertaking relief work during disasters.
The cell would have multidisciplinary teams from engineering, town planning, health, sanitation, fire department, Sewerage and water board, southern discom and police.
The corporation was planning to write to the government to depute adequate number of police officials and staff. He said the cell would be headed by an additional commissioner or an senior police officer and would monitor complaints and grievances and guide zonal teams. It would handle important legal cases, demolitions and disaster management works in coordination with other departments.
