Both or each mother and father need to file an software with Designated Authority (Collector) for the appropriation. | Photograph Credit score: GETTY IMAGES
Telangana Meeting on Sunday (March 29, 2026) handed a Invoice meant to make sure workers within the State authorities and personal sector deal with their mother and father/step-parents, by making provisions to switch 15% of month-to-month gross wage or ₹10,000 to the latter’s checking account. Mother and father need to file an software with district Collectors to get this quantity, which needs to be cleared in 60 days. If rejected, they’ll file one other software with the Senior Residents Fee. The Invoice was handed a couple of months after Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy introduced legal guidelines could be amended to make sure a portion of worker’s wage is deposited in dad or mum’s account.
Although the Upkeep and Welfare of Mother and father and Senior Residents Act, 2007 (Central Act No.56 of 2007) is applied from 2008, there’s a want for a “extra targeted and enforceable mechanism to make sure accountability of employed kids, significantly these drawing salaries from the Authorities or non-public sectors, in the direction of the upkeep and well-being of their dependent mother and father,” as per the Invoice.
Following are a few of the key provisions within the Invoice, but to be authorized within the Council.
Title of the invoice
The Telangana Staff Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Help Act, 2026
Which class of the staff is it relevant to?
The State authorities workers or these below the federal government’s management drawing wage from the State’s Consolidated Fund
Staff of personal organizations functioning within the State
MLAs, MLCs, Rural and City native physique elected and nominated leaders, its workers
Company workers
Staff of State owned public undertakings that are receiving State Funds
Software
Both or each dependent mother and father of an worker can submit a written software earlier than the Designated Authority looking for apportionment of the worker’s month-to-month wage.
The mother and father have to determine that they don’t have an satisfactory supply of revenue to keep up their livelihood and that they’re in want of economic help from the worker. Private month-to-month revenue needs to be talked about.
Who’s the Designated Authority?
collector
What does the authority do?
The authority will decide the eligibility of the declare and get rid of the appliance inside 60 days. A chance to be heard will likely be offered to the applicant and the worker involved.
If the declare is justified, the designated authority shall sanction the apportionment and specify the quantity to be paid on a month-to-month foundation on to the dad or mum(s) checking account.
How a lot will likely be apportioned?
It shall be 15% or ₹10,000, whichever is much less, of the worker’s month-to-month gross wage
rejection
If the designated authority rejects an software, the choice needs to be communicated in writing to all of the involved
Enchantment after rejection or non-disposal by designated authority
If the Designated Authority doesn’t get rid of an software inside 60 days or if the applicant is aggrieved by an order handed by the Designated Authority, he/she could favor an enchantment earlier than the Senior Residents Fee inside a interval of 45 days from the date of receipt of order.
rejection
If the Fee assesses that the enchantment will not be match for consideration below the provisions, it could reject the enchantment throughout the stipulated interval of sixty (60) days.
penalty
If an employer fails to adjust to the orders, the Designated Authority or Senior Residents Fee could impose a penalty.
Request to withdraw software or cancel order
The candidates could withdraw an software or enchantment, or search cancellation of an order of apportionment of wage, earlier than or on the time of listening to, after passing of the order, or throughout the continuance of fee of the apportioned wage.
Standing of the Invoice
The Invoice was handed within the Meeting on Sunday. After it’s handed within the Council too, will probably be submitted to the Governor for his assent.
“With altering social dynamics, conventional household values are below pressure. It has due to this fact develop into crucial to supply authorized reinforcement to those tasks. This laws has been introduced ahead below the steering and inspiration of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.”Adluri Lakshman KumarSocial Welfare Minister
Printed – March 30, 2026 06:44 pm IST