<span style="color: #222222;">Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National Health Authority for providing comprehensive medical package to transgender people. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar and Health Minister Manshukh Mandaviya were present during the MoU signing which was held in Delhi.</span> <br />''<br />''Addressing the gathering, the Social Justice and Empowerment Minister said all health benefits which include general health provisions as well as gender re-affirmation surgery shall be available for transgender persons in the health benefits package under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Under this initiative, each transgender person shall receive a medical cover of 5 lakh rupees per year.<br />'' <br />''The Comprehensive package would cover all aspects of transition-related healthcare for Transgender persons. It shall also provide coverage of hormone therapy, and gender reaffirmation surgery. He said his Ministry has taken several steps for the welfare of transgender persons.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In his speech, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said justice must be done to the transgender community. He said Narendra Modi government is committed to welfare of the downtrodden and weaker sections of society. </span><br />