The 2025-2026 baseline survey on gender minorities in Karnataka has recommended 1% reservation in private sector jobs for people from gender minorities in the State.
“It is important that not only the government but also private companies provide employment opportunities to gender minorities,” reads the report that was submitted to the Karnataka government on January 24, 2026.
Counting on change: Karnataka’s long overdue survey of gender minorities
The Karnataka Government currently provides 1% horizontal reservation for transgender persons in all government services.
The first of its kind exercise in India, conducted by the Department of Women and Child Development and the Karnataka State Women’s Development Corporation, has recorded 10,365 gender minority individuals in the State.
