Telangana to Deduct Salaries of Govt Staff Neglecting Elderly Parents

• Telangana plans a new law to deduct 10-15% of government employees' salaries if they neglect elderly parents.
• Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced the proposed legislation, aiming to ensure financial support for ageing parents.
• The deducted amount will be directly transferred to the parents' bank accounts.
• The bill is expected to be introduced during the upcoming Budget session of the state Assembly.
• This initiative follows Assam's PRANAM Act, making Telangana potentially the second state with such a law.

Why It Matters: Telangana proposes a law to mandate financial support for elderly parents from government employees' salaries.