Chapter II EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY AND RIGHTS OF DEPENDENT PARENTS

1. (1) All the employees as defined in clause
   • (f) of section 2 shall be governed by the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) Every employee shall be responsible for the care and maintenance of their dependent parents. Any failure or deviation in this regard shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
3. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, all organizations, as defined under Section 2(h) of the Act, shall be governed by the provisions of this Act.
4. (4) The relevant Conduct Rules applicable to the employees of the State Government and Local Government Bodies and the Corporations and the Acts relating to the Members of Telangana Legislative Assembly and Telangana Legislative Council and such other bodies as may be notified or such organizations shall be amended to incorporate the above provisions within six months from the date of commencement of this Act. In the event of failure to do so, the Conduct Rules applicable to the respective categories of employees shall be deemed to have been amended after the expiry of six months from the date of commencement of this Act:

Rights of the Dependent Parents to seek apportioned salary

1. (1) Either or both dependent parents of an employee, as the case may be, may submit a written application in such manner as may be prescribed before the Designated Authority seeking apportionment of the employee’s monthly salary.
2. (2) Such apportioned amount shall be paid directly to them on a monthly basis by the Appointing Authority from the salary of the employee: Provided that the dependent parents shall, on prima facie, establish that they do not have an adequate source of income to maintain their livelihood in a dignified manner and that they are in need of financial support from the employee.
3. (3) The application submitted by the dependent parent shall clearly specify their personal monthly income, if any, from all sources and the nature of financial or other support needed.

The State Government shall, by notification, designate the Collector & District Magistrate as the Designated Authority in each district for the purpose of adjudicating and deciding applications made under section 6 of the Act.

Upon receipt of an application from the dependent parents, the Designated Authority shall, in such manner as may be prescribed, examine and determine the eligibility of the claim and dispose of the application within a period of sixty

1. (60) days from the date of its receipt, after providing a reasonable opportunity of being heard to both the applicant and the employee concerned.

Where the Designated Authority is satisfied that the claim is justified, it shall sanction payment of an apportioned portion of the employee’s salary to the dependent parents and issue necessary directions to the concerned Appointing Authority, clearly specifying the amount to be paid on a monthly basis directly to the dependent parents bank account, with effect from the month succeeding the date of the order: Provided that the apportioned amount shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) or Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) whichever is less, of the monthly gross salary of the employee.

Where an application is found to be not maintainable under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, the Designated Authority may reject the application within the stipulated period of sixty

1. (60) days, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, and shall communicate such decision to all the concerned.