Christina Dideriksen February 28, 2019 HIV Health and Wellness, World of Politics India: State of Gujarat establishes Transgender Welfare Board Christina Dideriksen February 28, 2019 HIV Health and Wellness, World of Politics In a landmark ruling in April 2014, India’s Supreme Court introduced recognition of a third gender and directed that transgender people must have access to the same rights to social welfare schemes as other minority groups in the country.