In an initiative to promote equality among genders, at least 23 members of the transgender community have been appointed for varied jobs in the upcoming Kochi Metro. These transgenders will work behind the ticket counters and some of them will also perform housekeeping duties. The appointed members will also be trained for one month, which will include basic computer training and spoken English classes.
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