Telangana CM Backs Bill to Slash Salaries of Neglectful Children

Speaking on the Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill, 2026 in the Assembly, which the House later passed, Revanth Reddy invoked ancient lore and modern tragedies to underscore filial duty. Revanth Reddy cited the devotion of Shravan Kumar — who carried his blind parents on his shoulders — and contrasted it with family dispute involving industrialist Vijaypat Singhania who died on Saturday. After handing over all assets to his son Gautam, Revanth Reddy said, Vijayapat Singhania was forced to approach courts even for personal expenses.

VIjaypat Singhania described these bitter experiences in his autobiography ‘An Incomplete Life’, repenting his “big mistake” in giving everything to his son and warning that no father should endure a worse fate, Revanth Reddy pointed out.

Revanth Reddy lamented that children fought over the assets after the death their parents while ignoring them when they were living. He quoted a line from a film to stress his point: “We can give birth to children, but not their minds,” and called for social ostracism of those who neglected their parents.

People have forgotten human bonds and attachments, even blood ties, drowning in physical pleasures, financial gains, and wealth pursuits, Revanth Reddy said.

The Chief Minister affirmed that the Bill instilled fear in the undevout, ensures justice for seniors, and prevents any parent from becoming “orphans” in their final days.

He explained that the state’s proposed law went beyond the existing Central legislation, the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The state's new Bill will also cover public representatives and private employees, he pointed out.

The Central legislation made it a legal duty for children to care for parents. “Yet, we see discrimination and neglect in society. The decline of joint families and other societal changes are responsible for this plight of the aged,” he said.

He noted that India has robust protections for children and women — like the RTE Act 2009, Pocso Act of 2012, and domestic violence laws — but care for elders lagged despite existing statutes, prompting this key step toward veneration.

Stating that the state government was bringing Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill as a social responsibility, Revanth Reddy said the effort was to instill confidence in elderly parents that they would get justice through this law. “No parents should be left orphaned. The government is bringing this Bill with the intent that they shouldn’t struggle for well-being in their final days,” he said.

The legislation mandates deduction of up to 15 per cent of salary or ₹10, 000 — whichever is lower — from government and private sector employees, and public representatives like MLAs and sarpanches who neglect elderly parents. The money will be deposited directly to the parents’ accounts.

The Assembly later unanimously approved the Bill that minister Adluri Laxman Kumar tabled.