Details
Garima Greh aims to provide shelter to Destitute & abandoned Transgender persons with basic amenities like shelter, food, medical care and recreational facilities.

Broader objectives of the schemes are:
To provide shelter with basic amenities such as food, clothing, recreation, medical facilities and counseling
To safeguard the rights of Transgender persons
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 TG person through skill-development and skill up-gradation programmes to lead a decent and dignified life, and protect them from atrocities and social stigma

Benefits
Transgenders are provided with Shelter, Food, medical care and recreational facilities.

Eligibility
Following are the eligibility criteria of Transgender Person as a resident of Garima
Greh:
Transgenders certified issued through National Portal for Transgender Persons and preferably living below the poverty line. Persons having such certificate from elsewhere, may be persuaded to register on the National Portal.
Transgenders who are abandoned, aged above 18 years and below 60 years
Transgenders should not be engaged in sex work and beggary
Transgenders must be unemployed and not engaged in productive commercial activities

The person needs to register by feeling the admission form (Annexure 2) and the personal affidavit as per the prescribed form Annexure 3 provided in guidelines document.
Application Process
https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/smile
Offline

The Transgender person can visit the Garima Greh and register by filling the admission form and the personal affidavit.

The location of Garima Greh can be checked online – https://transgender.dosje.gov.in/Applicant/Registration/ListofNGO

Documents Required
The Transgender certificate & identity card are nationally recognized and provided by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, the certificate is a mandatory document to avail the welfare measures being provided under the SMILE scheme.

The certificate can be obtained from the district magistrate’s office or from the block office. If the transgender person has undergone a sex change, then they will have to get a certificate from the hospital authorities.