This state to deduct govt employees’ salary for neglecting parents, not Maharashtra, Bihar, Assam, it is…

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday announced that his government will introduce a law requiring government employees who neglect their parents to forfeit 10 to 15 percent of their salaries. The deducted amount will be transferred directly to the parents’ bank accounts.

Addressing the ceremony of distribution of appointment letters to successful Group-II candidates, Mr. Reddy said that the proposed law aims to ensure that elderly parents are not left without care. “If employees cannot take care of themselves, ten to fifteen percent of their salary will be deducted and transferred to their parents. Just as employees receive their salaries on the first day of each month, parents will also receive their share on the same day.”

The Prime Minister called on all children, regardless of their gender, to be responsible to their parents. “Daughters should take care of their parents even after marriage. Sons can get dowry, cars and in-laws, but they should never abandon their parents. Whatever you are today, you owe it to them,” he said.

Mr. Reddy instructed Chief Secretary Ramakrishna Rao to constitute a committee of officers to draft the bill and the newly appointed officers assisted in the process.

During his speech, the Prime Minister also criticized the previous BRS government for failing to make recruitments during its ten-year tenure. “Not a single Group-I or Group-II notification has been made for ten years. It is our government, a people’s government, that has fulfilled this long-standing promise within 18 months,” he said.

Handing over the appointment letters, Mr. Reddy reminded the new recruits that the statehood of Telangana was achieved thanks to the sacrifices of students and unemployed youth. “The previous rulers came to power thanks to these sacrifices, but they ignored the demands of the unemployed. If they had acted responsibly, these young people would have found jobs eight years ago,” he said.

He accused the former leadership of putting family interests ahead of public welfare. “Group I positions remained vacant for years. Our government completed the recruitment process shortly after taking office and successfully conducted the Group II exams,” he said. “TGPSC has made you partners in rebuilding Telangana. We are all one,” he added.

Mr. Reddy also alleged that the previous regime tried to thwart recruitment drives by filing lawsuits and spreading misinformation on social media. “Despite several obstacles, our government filled 60,000 jobs in its first year,” he said.

Warning against a return to “emotional politics”, the Prime Minister called on the public to remain vigilant. “Some BRS leaders are trying to exploit emotions to regain power. People should be wary of such disgruntled political forces,” he concluded.