Hyderabad, March 29 -- The Telangana government on Saturday introduced a legislation in the state assembly seeking to provide financial support to elderly parents, who are neglected by their employed children, people familiar with the matter said.

State minister for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and senior citizens' welfare, Adluri Laxman Kumar, tabled the Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill, 2026 in the assembly. The bill is expected to come up for discussion and passage on Monday.

According to Laxman Kumar, the Bill mandates a 15% deduction or Rs.10,000, whichever is less, from the salary of employees found neglecting their parents, to be credited into the parents' accounts directly.

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