<p>Sanjana Singh, 36, has become the first-ever transgender to get a Madhya Pradesh government job.</p>.<p>The Kamal Nath government has appointed her as personal assistant to the director in the social justice and destitute welfare department.</p>.<p>Sanjana has been associated with a voluntary organisation working on the child and women health since 2008.</p>.<p>She had to leave her family at the age of 15 to join the transgender community.</p>.<p>Her parents hid the fact of her sexuality till she was in class 10. When people finally came to know about this, Sanjana was forced to join the transgender community.</p>.<p>She says it was her dream to create awareness among transgenders to join the mainstream of society and carve a niche for themselves.</p>.<p>“Today, I have found my place in the society again,” she said after her appointment. </p>.<p>Recalling her struggle in the transgender community, Sanjana said initially she would be forced to go house-to-house to sing<br />and dance on auspicious occasions such as marri-<br />age and children’s birthdays.</p>.<p>“I never liked that task and kept resisting. As a result, the transgender community abandoned me,” she said.</p>.<p>Later, she joined an NGO and became a social worker. She is also the only transgender paralegal volunteer in the Madhya Pradesh district legal aid tribunal. She also sat as a judge in the benches of Lok Adalat.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Awareness campaign</p>.<p>In 2016, Sanjana joined the cleanliness awareness campaign and played a role in ridding seven village panchayats of open defecation practice in rural Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>For her hard work, Sanjana was chosen Madhya Pradesh’s brand ambassador for the drive. Actor Amitabh Bachchan gave away her an award for<br />her contribution in this field.</p>
<p>Sanjana Singh, 36, has become the first-ever transgender to get a Madhya Pradesh government job.</p>.<p>The Kamal Nath government has appointed her as personal assistant to the director in the social justice and destitute welfare department.</p>.<p>Sanjana has been associated with a voluntary organisation working on the child and women health since 2008.</p>.<p>She had to leave her family at the age of 15 to join the transgender community.</p>.<p>Her parents hid the fact of her sexuality till she was in class 10. When people finally came to know about this, Sanjana was forced to join the transgender community.</p>.<p>She says it was her dream to create awareness among transgenders to join the mainstream of society and carve a niche for themselves.</p>.<p>“Today, I have found my place in the society again,” she said after her appointment. </p>.<p>Recalling her struggle in the transgender community, Sanjana said initially she would be forced to go house-to-house to sing<br />and dance on auspicious occasions such as marri-<br />age and children’s birthdays.</p>.<p>“I never liked that task and kept resisting. As a result, the transgender community abandoned me,” she said.</p>.<p>Later, she joined an NGO and became a social worker. She is also the only transgender paralegal volunteer in the Madhya Pradesh district legal aid tribunal. She also sat as a judge in the benches of Lok Adalat.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Awareness campaign</p>.<p>In 2016, Sanjana joined the cleanliness awareness campaign and played a role in ridding seven village panchayats of open defecation practice in rural Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>For her hard work, Sanjana was chosen Madhya Pradesh’s brand ambassador for the drive. Actor Amitabh Bachchan gave away her an award for<br />her contribution in this field.</p>