Telangana legislation to protect parents from neglect by children

(file picture)Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy 

The Telangana Assembly has passed the Telangana Employees’ Responsibility and Parental Care Monitoring Bill, 2026, providing relief to elderly parents whose children, doing government or private jobs, are not taking good care of them.

Employees who ill-treat their parents or fail to provide them with adequate care will face a 15 per cent (or ₹10,000, whichever is less) cut in their salaries. The amount will be deposited in the accounts of the aggrieved parents.

Provided that such apportioned amount shall not exceed fifteen per cent (15 per %) or .₹10,000/- whichever is less, of the monthly gross salary payable to the employee.

“We are bringing in the Act to ensure and fulfil the fundamental filial obligation of the employed children towards their parents to extend respect, care and service,” the legislation said.

Though there is a Central Act (the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007) in vogue, the State Government felt that 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.

Aggrieved parents

The Government will set up a Senior Citizens Commission to receive and consider applications from aggrieved parents.

Terming the legislation a “milestone in social transformation, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that the Act provided a statutory framework to safeguard the rights and well-being of elderly parents, marking a decisive step towards institutionalising familial responsibility.

“Provisions have also been incorporated to address instances of neglect, with mechanisms enabling authorities to intervene and enforce compliance if need be,” he said.

Published on March 29, 2026