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LGBTQIA+ couples in India can now open joint bank accounts

LGBTQIA+ couples in India can now open joint bank accounts

Aug 31, 2024, at 06:46 am

In a major victory of the queer movement in India, the Union Finance Ministry has clarified that people from the LGBTQIA+ community can open joint bank accounts or nominate their same-sex partner as a nominee for an account. The advisory by the Indian government is seen as a major step forward since the Supreme Court judgement of 2018 to decriminalize homosexuality in the country. 

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