Telangana plans 10% salary cut for govt employees who fail to take care of elderly parents

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government is planning to deduct 10 per cent of the salary of government employees who do not take care of their elderly parents. The deducted amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the parents. The government is expected to implement the related law soon. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said on Monday that complaints filed by elderly parents against their children should be treated as a serious matter and that it should be ensured that 10 per cent of the salary is directly credited to the parents’ bank accounts.

The Chief Minister made the announcement while inaugurating the free distribution of retrofitted motorised vehicles for persons with disabilities, battery-operated tricycles, battery-powered wheelchairs, laptops, hearing aids, mobile phones, and other modern assistive devices. The government has allocated Rs 50 crore for the new scheme. The government is also setting up day-care centres for senior citizens under the name 'Pranam.' He also announced that a new health policy will be introduced in the 2026–27 budget proposals.

The Chief Minister said the government is committed to providing quality healthcare to everyone in the state and has therefore decided to introduce a new health policy in the next budget. He also announced that transgender persons will be nominated as corporation members in all municipal corporations in the next elections, which will help them raise their issues. He said the government has already launched several welfare schemes for persons with disabilities. Special quotas have been provided in education and employment for the empowerment of persons with disabilities, he added. The government has also announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for newly married couples with disabilities.