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Four CAPFs agree to depute transgender officers, CISF seeks more time

The CISF controls the entry and exit of people and goods at facilities where its armed personnel are deployed as part of its charter to provide counter-terror and anti-sabotage cover

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A senior CAPF commander had earlier said the forces have discussed the "challenges and opportunities" that can come with transgenders as officers. Photo: Indian Army

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The CISF, the paramilitary force that guards over 60 airports in the country and the Delhi Metro, has sought more time to reply to the government on whether transgenders can be recruited as its combat officers, officials said on Saturday.

In a first-of-its-kind move, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had recently asked for "comments" on the issue from the five paramilitary or Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) so that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) can be intimated whether or not to include the "transgender" category in the soon-to-be published notification for this year's CAPFs' Assistant Commandants (ACs) exams.

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