LGBTQIA+ Panel Met Only Twice In Over 2 Years, Report Still Pending: Centre
The Indian government reported that a high-powered committee tasked with examining rights for queer couples has met only twice in over two years. No report has been submitted, and no future meetings are currently scheduled.
Why it matters
The lack of progress on this committee reflects ongoing delays in addressing legal and social protections for the LGBTQIA+ community in India.
A high-powered government committee set up to examine the rights and entitlements affecting queer couples has met only twice in more than two years, the Centre told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.The Cabinet Secretary-led panel has not submitted its report. The government has also given no expected date for its completion.The committee met on May 21 and August 22, 2024, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment BL Verma said in a written reply to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.The August 4, 2026, response lists no subsequent meeting of the full committee, meaning its last recorded meeting was nearly two years ago.Tharoor had sought details of the panel's mandate and status, the number of meetings held, the reasons for the delay and the expected timeline for its report.The Centre said the Supreme Court had not prescribed a specific deadline when it directed that the committee be constituted.
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