
The government of Assam will soon roll out a law that will make it mandatory for all state government employees to take care of their aged and dependent parents.
The law also includes differently-abled siblings who do not have a source of income besides aged, dependent parents, ANI reported.
"If a particular government employee does not take good care of his or her parents then we will deduct 10 per cent from their salary and transfer it to their parents' account," minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated.
"If there is any sibling that the parents need to take care of then the salary cut may go up to 15%," Biswa said.
Assam state assembly, last year, passed Assam Employees Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring (PRANAM) Bill, 2017.
The law will come into effect from 2 October.
(With inputs from ANI)