Palghar district will soon become the first in India to have a cremation and burial ground exclusively for the transgender community.

Palghar district collector Dr Manik Grusal said that it is the responsibility of the local authorities to make funeral and burial facilities available to the transgender community, with regard to the additional provision of the law under The Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2019 and 2020. Grusal has written a letter to the commissioner of police, Mira-Bhayandar-Vasai-Virar; chief executive officer, Zilla Parishad, Palghar; superintendent of police, Palghar, and others, asking them to make necessary schemes available to the members of the transgender community on priority.