OPERATIONAL STATUS OF GARIMA GREHS

Posted On: 25 MAR 2026 4:06PM by PIB Delhi A total of 20 GarimaGrehs are operational across 16 States/UTs and three more GarimaGrehs have been sanctioned during the current financial year 2025-2026 [Puducherry (1) and Uttar Pradesh (2)]. Each GarimaGreh has a capacity of 25 beds. Year-wise occupancy and year-wise number of beneficiaries over the last five years, shelter-wise is at Annexure-I. GarimaGrehs are a component of the Support for Marginalized Individual for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) (Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons) Scheme, which is a Central Sector Scheme; therefore, funds are not allocated State-wise, but are released directly to the implementing organizations. The details of funds released and utilised for each shelter, including expenditure on food, healthcare, counselling and skill-development programs, State-wise and year-wise are at Annexure-II. Each GarimaGreh has 11 sanctioned staff positions, and presently, in each GarimaGreh, 11 staff are working. A total of 31 proposals from 10 States/UTs were received and forwarded to the respective State Governments/ UT Administrations for their recommendations about setting up new GarimaGrehs. Based on the recommendations received, 06 new GarimaGrehs have been sanctioned during financial year 2025-26 in the following States/UTs: Jharkhand (1), Manipur (1), Madhya Pradesh (1), Puducherry (1) and Uttar Pradesh (2). The total number of beneficiaries rehabilitated, placed in employment or enrolled in skill programs are 2885, details of which year-wise and State-wise, are at Annexure-III. No complaints regarding safety, harassment, or inadequate facilities have been reported during the stay of transgender persons in GarimaGrehs. ANNEXURE-I Year-wise occupancy and year-wise number of beneficiaries over last five years, shelter-wise in GarimaGrehs is as under: Sl. No State/UT Name of the Community Based Organisation/ Non-Government Organisation 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1 Andhra Pradesh Sarvodaya Women Welfare Society 0 0 0 25 25 2 Assam NEWARD 0 0 0 25 25 3 Bihar Dostana Safar 19 20 2 43 25 4 Chhattisgarh MitwaSankalpSamiti 47 47 25 35 40 5 Delhi Mitr Trust 92 16 20 25 25 6 Gujarat Lakshya Trust 60 19 5 23 23 7 Karnataka CAD MS Trust 0 0 0 26 39 8 Madhya Pradesh Tapish Foundation 0 0 0 8 8 9 Maharashtra Aarju Foundation 44 22 21 25 27 10 Maharashtra KinnarAsmita 44 20 20 23 26 11 Maharashtra Tweet Foundation 43 21 19 24 26 12 Odisha Sakha 50 2 22 25 34 13 Punjab Mansa Foundation 0 0 0 25 25 14 Rajasthan # NaiBhorSanstha 27 6 23 25 0 15 Tamil Nadu Transgender Rights Association 58 15 3 20 21 16 Uttar Pradesh EktaSewaSanstha 0 0 0 25 28 17 West Bengal Gokhale Road Bandhan 30 20 4 13 22 18 West Bengal Kolkata Rista 30 19 5 14 24 Total 544 227 169 429 443 * GarimaGreh Jharkhand (1), Manipur (1), Madhya Pradesh (1), Puducherry (1) and Uttar Pradesh (2) are sanctioned during the financial year 2025-26. # - Centre has stopped functioning since 2024-25 ANNEXURE-II Funds released and utilised for each shelter, including expenditure on food, healthcare, counselling and skill-development programs, State-wise and year-wise is as under: (Rs. in Lakhs) Sl. No. State/UT 2021-22 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1. Andhra Pradesh 0 0 5.02 30.71 2. Assam 0 0 5.02 14.99 3. Bihar 29.17 29.63 0 27.10 4. Chhattisgarh 29.17 26.86 9.09 27.11 5 Delhi 29.17 33.95 30.72 31.44 6. Gujarat 29.17 24.87 22.68 26.94 7. Jharkhand 0 0 0 5.02 8. Karnataka 0 0 5.02 14.99 9. Madhya Pradesh 0 0 5.02* 5.02 10. Maharashtra 87.51 70.11 56.24 141.48 11. Manipur 0 0 0 5.02 12. Odisha 29.17 28.76 26.59 31.41 13. Punjab 0 0 5.02 28.98 14. Rajasthan # 29.17 30.10 0 31.42 15. Tamil Nadu 29.17 9.77 0 22.64 16. Uttar Pradesh 0 0 5.02 10.16 17. West Bengal 58.34 45.88 0 55.99 Total 350.04 299.93 175.44 510.42 * - The fund has been sanctioned, but not released due to certain issues of registration under the Society Act. # - Centre has stopped functioning since 2024-25. Note: GarimaGrehs in Jharkhand (1), Manipur (1), Madhya Pradesh (1), Puducherry (1) and Uttar Pradesh (2) have been sanctioned during the financial year 2025-26. ANNEXURE-III Details of beneficiaries rehabilitated, placed in employment or enrolled in skill programs are as under: <p style="margin-left:0cm; margin-right:0cm; tex