The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said on Sunday that all current restrooms for Divynagjans, or physically handicapped people, located on metro station premises will be accessible for transgender people as well. The measure was made to ensure that transgender metro passengers have 'unhindered' access to toilets at stations.

"In its efforts to provide safe space and prevent gender discrimination against transgenders, DMRC has designated its existing toilets meant only for Divynagjans so far, to be accessible for the transgenders too," DMRC said in communication across the national capital, the transgender community has been demanding separate toilets. According to the DMRC, the Delhi metro currently has 347 such specialized toilets at its stations.

Additionally, bilingual signage (English and Hindi) and symbols for both 'Persons with Disabilities' and 'Transgenders' have been installed near these toilets to guide transgenders to these toilets. Besides the provision of separate toilets for transgenders, any transgender who wishes to use a gender-based toilet as per self-identified gender will also continue to do so, the DMRC added. It also said the process of contemplating ways to identify dedicated locations to provide separate public toilet facilities at its upcoming stations in Phase-IV.

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