CM Stalin hands over appointment orders to trans persons inducted into Home Guard services in Chennai on Tuesday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday (January 13, 2025) handed over appointment orders to transgender persons who have been trained and inducted into the Home Guard services. A total of 50 trans persons recently completed their training. In the first phase, five of them will be deployed in Chennai, 15 in Tambaram, 10 in Avadi, seven each in Coimbatore and Madurai, and six in Tiruchi. They will be deployed in vehicular traffic regulation and crowd management during festivals, among others. At another event, the Chief Minister distributed Pongal bonus to pensioners and family pensioners, who had served in temples under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department. He also launched new projects that have been completed at a cost of ₹80.62 crore by the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited. Mr. Stalin also handed over an appointment order to a person who obtained employment through a camp organised by the Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department. With his appointment, a total of 3 lakh people have secured employment through such camps. Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, Minister K.N. Nehru, M.R.K. Panneerselvam, P. Geetha Jeevan, P.K. Sekarbabu, C.V. Ganesan, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, T. Mano Thangaraj, legislator N. Ezhilan, Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam, and senior officials were also present. Earlier in the day, farmers’ representatives from various associations met the Chief Minister at the Kalaignar Centenary Park and thanked him for various welfare programmes being implemented by the government. Published – January 13, 2026 03:59 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation The Hindu Lit for Life 2026 | Nirmala Lakshman on India’s sharpest lit fest Former CPI(M) MLA P. Aisha Potty joins Congress in Kerala