HYDERABAD: The Telangana Legislative Assembly is set to pass a bill to deduct 15 per cent or Rs 10,000, whichever is less, of the gross salary of the employees in the state, who neglect their parents, and pay the amount to the parents.
On Saturday, SC, ST Welfare and Senior Citizens Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar tabled The Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill, 2026 in the Assembly.
According to the bill, along with the employees working in the government and private sectors, this will also apply to the public representatives, including MLAs, MLCs, Corporators, Councilors, Sarpanches and others.
Under this new law, the government will constitute an Appointing Authority, in which the employee is working. The government would designate the district Collector as the Designated Authority in each district for the purpose of adjudicating and deciding applications made by the parents. It will also constitute a Senior Citizens Commission, which will serve as appellate authority. Similarly, the government also plans on constituting a state-level monitoring body to closely monitor the implementation of the provisions of this Act.
If any employee neglects parental care, the dependent parents can submit a written application to the designated authority seeking apportionment of the employees monthly salary.
Such an apportioned amount will be paid directly to them every month by the appointing authority from the employee's salary. The parents should, prima facia, establish that they do not have an adequate source of income to maintain their livelihood in a dignified manner and that they need financial support from the employee.
Upon receipt of an application from the parents, the Designated Authority must examine and dispose of the application within 60 days. If the Designated Authority fails to dispose of within 60 days, parents can appeal before the Senior Citizens Commission within 45 days. The Commission should dispose of the appeal within a period not exceeding 60 days.
The parents at any stage can withdraw an application or appeal or seek the cancellation of an order of apportionment of salary, whether before or at the time of hearing. This can be done after the passing of such order or during the continuance of payment of the apportioned salary, by making an application to the Designated Authority of the Senior Citizens Commission.
In case of the death of a dependent parent, the surviving parent can submit an application seeking transfer of the deducted apportioned amount to his or her bank account. In case of the death of both dependent parents, the employee concerned can submit an application to the Designated Authority or Senior Citizens Commission seeking cancellation of the deduction of the apportioned amount from the salary on account of the death of the dependent parents.
Meanwhile, in a Statement of Objects and Reasons of the bill, the government expressed concern that instances of neglect and lack of support to elderly parents have been increasing.
While strengthening traditional family values in the modern socio-economic context, it is necessary to promote enforceable moral responsibility in the society, it added.
The bill further said, "Article 21 of the Constitution of India asserts the right to life encompasses various aspects, including the right to live with dignity. The parents of the employees are an inseparable part of Indian family system and it is therefore felt expedient to provide for an enforceable morality through certain norms among those employees, who do neglect their parents and to ensure every employee lead as a role model in the society."