The Central Government has told the Supreme Court (SC) that a 'certificate of identity' issued by the district magistrate under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, will be treated as valid documentation for applying for a Permanent Account Number (PAN) card.

A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah said the government has in principle accepted this request and the Centre may consider incorporating it in the rules as well to bring clarity over the issue, reported news agency ANI.