Lucknow, June 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh Government is set to take an initiative to make the transgender community "self-reliant" and "connect" with the mainstream of society.

A statement by the Chief Minister's Office said that the State government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is "set to take an initiative to make the transgender community self-reliant".

The statement added that now transgenders will be linked to CM Yuva Abhiyan, under which they will be given training and loan assistance based on skills.

This initiative will not only strengthen the transgender community financially, but will also play a decisive role in connecting them with the mainstream of society, it added.

Earlier today, CM Yogi Adityanath called (Centra...