The Telangana Assembly on Sunday unanimously approved the ‘Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill, 2026’. The legislation allows for an employee's total salary to be reduced by up to 15 per cent (or Rs 10,000, whichever is lower) when that employee has been determined to have neglected their parents. The amount deducted will be transferred directly to the parents of each employee who is determined to have neglected his/her parents.
The legislation covers both government employees and private sector employees, as well as all public representatives, including Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs), Corporators, County Representatives for Cities, and Sarpanches.
The legislation was initially introduced into the Telangana Assembly by Adluru Laxman Kumar, Telangana's Minister of SC/ST Welfare and senior citizen issues, who received unanimous support from all parties and a voice vote in favour of passage.
In the "Statement of Objects and Reasons" for the bill, the state government contends that neglect of elderly parents is a growing problem, and therefore, strict enforcement of such measures will improve family responsibilities due to the significant changes occurring in society today. The Chief Minister, Anumula Revanth Reddy, indicated that there is currently a national parent-child maintenance law in place (Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007); however, this bill will expand the definition of who is included as "Parents" to include public representatives and private sector employees as well.
The Chief Minister cited the example of Vijaypat Singhania, an industrialist who transferred all his wealth to his son and was then thrown out of his own house. CM Reddy stated that anyone who has failed to respect or care for their own parents has no right to live within the community and that it is the duty of society to rehabilitate these people into society.
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The Chief Minister reiterated that this law may not solve every issue, but it has been developed socially to ensure that elderly parents are guaranteed that they will receive justice.
According to the CM, it is unfortunate that this law has had to be passed by the government after long consideration, with total government responsibility and an emotional commitment to its cause, because this law will serve as an example to others of what it is like to have no respect or care for your own parents.
The Chief Minister stated that it is alarming that people are losing their humanity and emotional connections with other members of society, and that these same people are also abandoning even their most important friends and family because they are solely focused on obtaining materialistic, monetary, and wealth-based comfort.
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CM Reddy said he knew a public representative who did not care for his father when he was diagnosed with cancer and recently passed away. He called on society to boycott such people.
The Chief Minister also discussed the declining trend of joint families. He said, "In the past, people's families were often large. If one child was unable to meet the needs of their parents, another child would take care of them. But today, due to family planning, families often have only one or two children. Although daughters have deep affection for their parents, they are unable to care for them due to the obligations and responsibilities of married life."
BJP MLA Payal Shankar claimed that this is the first bill of this nature in the country and indicated that her party would support it. She suggested that the minimum amount proposed be raised. K Sambasivarao (Member of the Legislative Assembly) said his party was also supportive.