Twenty transgender aspirants to receive four-month coaching for Telangana Police recruitment
The Malkajgiri Police Commissionerate launched an empowerment programme to help transgender candidates prepare for the 2026 police recruitment process.
Twenty transgender persons aspiring to become constables and sub-inspectors in the Telangana Police will receive four months of specialised coaching and hostel accommodation, according to The Hindu.
The Malkajgiri Police Commissionerate launched the initiative in collaboration with the Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens and Transgender Persons to prepare candidates for the 2026 recruitment.
Malkajgiri Commissioner of Police B. Sumathi distributed study material covering arithmetic, reasoning, geography, economics, current affairs, and Indian and Telangana history to the selected candidates.
The department has sanctioned Rs 3.50 lakh for coaching and hostel expenses following a request from the Commissioner of Police. Candidates will be guided by Unique Coaching Centre and stay at Kalpana Hostel in Dilsukhnagar.
Ms. Sumathi said the candidates would receive regular coaching and accommodation, noting that the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Telangana Women Safety Wing will monitor their progress.
The Women Safety Wing will also explore duty adjustments, subject to departmental rules, to allow serving Traffic Assistants to attend coaching and physical fitness training.