Telangana’s Bill to make govt and pvt employees transfer 15% salary or ₹10,000 to parent’s account, if application is filed

Telangana Assembly on Sunday (March 29, 2026) passed a Bill intended to ensure employees in the State government and private sector take care of their parents/step-parents, by making provisions to transfer 15% of monthly gross salary or ₹10,000 to the latter’s bank account. Parents have to file an application with district Collectors to get this amount, which has to be cleared in 60 days. If rejected, they can file another application with the Senior Citizens Commission. The Bill was passed a few months after Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced laws would be amended to ensure a portion of employee’s salary is deposited in parent’s account.

Though the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Central Act No.56 of 2007) is implemented from 2008, there is a need for a “more focused and enforceable mechanism to ensure accountability of employed children, particularly those drawing salaries from the Government or private sectors, towards the maintenance and well-being of their dependent parents,” as per the Bill.

Following are some of the key provisions in the Bill, yet to be approved in the Council.

Title of the bill

The Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Act, 2026

Application

Either or both dependent parents of an employee can submit a written application before the Designated Authority seeking apportionment of the employee’s monthly salary. 

The parents have to establish that they do not have an adequate source of income to maintain their livelihood and that they are in need of financial support from the employee. Personal monthly income has to be mentioned.

Who is the Designated Authority?

Collector

What does the authority do?

The authority will determine the eligibility of the claim and dispose of the application within 60 days. An opportunity to be heard will be provided the applicant and the employee concerned.

If the claim is justified, the designated authority shall sanction the apportionment and specify the amount to be paid on a monthly basis directly to the parent(s) bank account.

How much will be apportioned?

It shall be 15% or ₹10,000, whichever is less, of the employee’s monthly gross salary

Rejection

If the designated authority rejects an application, the decision has to be communicated in writing to all the concerned

Appeal after rejection or non-disposal by designated authority

If the Designated Authority does not dispose of an application within 60 days or if applicant is aggrieved by an order passed by the Designated Authority, he/she may prefer an appeal before the Senior Citizens Commission within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of order.

Rejection

If the Commission assesses that the appeal is not fit for consideration under the provisions, it may reject the appeal within the stipulated period of sixty (60) days.

Penalty

If an employer fails to comply with the orders, the Designated Authority or  Senior Citizens Commission may impose a penalty.

Request to withdraw application or cancel order

The applicants may withdraw an application or appeal, or seek cancellation of an order of apportionment of salary, before or at the time of hearing, after passing of the order, or during the continuance of payment of the apportioned salary.

Status of the Bill

The Bill was passed in the Assembly on Sunday. After it is passed in the Council too, it will be submitted to the Governor for his assent.

“With changing social dynamics, traditional family values are under strain. It has therefore become imperative to provide legal reinforcement to these responsibilities. This legislation has been brought forward under the guidance and inspiration of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy”Adluri Lakshman KumarSocial Welfare Minister