Government of India
Garima Greh: Shelter Homes
About
The main aim of Garima Greh is to provide shelter to Destitute & abandoned Transgender persons with basic amenities like shelter, food, medical care and recreational facilities. Besides that, it will provide support for the capacity-building/skill development of Transgender persons.
- To ensure the shelter home with facilities of lodging and boarding, clothing, recreation, medical and counselling.
- To maintain the uniformity in terms of infrastructure, manpower services in the Garima Greh.
- To safeguard the rights of Transgender persons and protect them from atrocities.
- To confirm the prevalence of congenial atmosphere in the Garima Greh by adopting uniform rules and regulations suitable to be followed by all Transgender persons.
- To empower a Transgender person through skill-development and skill-upgradation programmes.
Currently there are 12 Garima Greh’s in the country, details of which are provided in case of requirement. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment aims to have one such shelter homes in every state for the welfare of Transgender persons.
| Sr. No. | Name of the Garima Greh | Name of Contact Person | Contact No. | Email ID | State | District | City | Pin Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitr Trust | Ms. Rudrani Chhetri (Project Director) | 9810899755 | mitrcbodelhi[at]gmail[dot]com | New Delhi | South West Delhi | Uttam Nagar | 110045 |
| 2 | Sakha | Meera Parida (Project Director) | 9438358262 | sakha.odishainbox[at]gmail[dot]com | Odisha | Khordha | Bhubaneswar | 751002 |
| 3 | Transgender Rights Association | R. Jeeva (Project Director) | 8778569926 | garimagrehtra[at]gmail[dot]com | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Chennai | 6000082 |
| 4 | Dostanasafar | Reshma Prasad (Project Director) | 8409834552 | dostanasafar[at]gmail[dot]com | Bihar | Patna | Patna | 801105 |
| 5 | Kinnarasmita | Neeta Kene | 9167947771 | kinnarasmita.garimagreh[at]gmail[dot]com | Maharashtra | Thane | Kalyan | 421306 |
| 6 | Mitwa Sankalp Samiti | Ms. Vidya Rajput (Project Director) | 9340444928 | cgmss69[at]yahoo[dot]com | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Raipur | 492010 |
| 7 | Tweet Foundation | Maya Awasthy (Project Director) | 8375819008 | tweetfoundation[at]gmail[dot]com | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai | 400104 |
| 8 | Aarju Foundation | Mansi Jani (Project Director) | 9930985117 | aarjufoundation2010[at]gmail[dot]com | Maharashtra | Raigarh | Panvel | 410206 |
| 9 | Gokhale Road Bandhan | Ranjita Sinha (Project Director) | 9830027185 | athb.bengal[at]yahoo[dot]com ranjitbandhan69[at]rediffmail[dot]com |
West Bengal | Kolkata | Kolkata | 700099 |
| 10 | Kolkata Rista | Dr. Santosh Kumar Giri (Project Director) | 9339219696 | ristashelterhome[at]gmail[dot]com | West Bengal | Kolkata | Kolkata | 700105 |
| 11 | Lakshya Trust | Mr. Sylvester Merchant (Project Director) | 9825311997 | lakshyagarimagreh[at]gmail[dot]com | Gujarat | Baroda | Vadodara | 390020 |
| 12 | North East Voluntary Association of Rural Development (Kamrup (M)) | Dr. Pabitra Kumar Das | 9101534421 | gfsngo2017[at]gmail[dot]com nevardassam[at]gmail[dot]com |
Assam | Kamrup (M) | Kamrup (M) | 781038 |
| 13 | Sarvodaya Women Welfare Society (Tirupati) | Prof. P.A. Reddy | 9490736837 | swwstirupati[at]gmail[dot]com pareddysvu[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in |
Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati | Tirupati | 517503 |
| 14 | CAD MS Trust (Bengaluru City Urban) | Mrs. Madhushree | 9880250025 | cadms2009[at]gmail[dot]com | Karnataka | Bangalore | Bangalore | 560056 |
| 15 | Mansa Foundation Welfare Society (Ludhiana) | Mohan Mahant (Mohini) | 9569507797 | madanswami82[at]gmail[dot]com pehchan.mansa[at]gmail[dot]com |
Punjab | Ludhiana | Ludhiana | 141001 |
| 16 | Tapish Foundation | Nikunj Jain | 8770919909 | tapishfoundation[at]gmail[dot]com | Madhya Pradesh | Indore | Indore | 452010 |
| 17 | Ekta Sewa Sansthan | Virendra Raj | 9839446307 | esskushinagar[at]gmail[dot]com | Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur | Gorakhpur | 273013 |
| 18 | Grameen Swasthya Rakshak Sangh | Santosh Singh | 9893325400 | gsrstibpl[at]gmail[dot]com | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Bhopal | 46203 |
| 19 | Manthan | Biplab Mahato | 9905329749 | manthandhanbad[at]gmail[dot]com | Jharkhand | Dhanbad | Dhanbad | 826004 |
| 20 | Rural Voluntary Services | Babita Sapam | 7005325620 | babitasabnam[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in | Manipur | Thoubal | Wangjing | 795148 |
| 21 | Sahodaran Community Oriented Health | Sheethal | 9894455200 | scohdpondy2011[at]gmail[dot]com | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry | 605001 |
| 22 | Basera Samajik Sansthan | Mohamad Rizwan Anshari | 9540439623 | rizwananshari226[at]gmail[dot]com | Uttar Pradesh | Gautam Buddha Nagar | Noida | 201301 |
| 23 | Indira Charitable Society | Ajay Kumar | 9810568121 | indiracharitableso[at]gmail[dot]com | Uttar Pradesh | Basti | Basti |