Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh, endorses online education for members of the transgender community. Patel was speaking digitally at the UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University's 25th anniversary celebrations of its founding. Being the chancellor of state universities, she stated that young people incarcerated in jails should also have access to this educational resource.

“Transgenders should be given online education facility. Youths in jails should also be benefited from the open education system. They would be able to earn their livelihood by doing some constructive work in the society after completing their sentence.

“The open university can play an important role in educating all sections of the society,” she said. “The universities should take the students on tours to make them aware of what is going on outside.”