Telangana Cabinet clears Hate Speech and Parents Support Bills

Telangana Cabinet approves Hate Speech and Parents Support Bills, ensuring accountability for neglecting elderly and curbing hate-driven offences.

The Telangana Cabinet approved a series of significant policy decisions, including draft legislations on hate speech and hate crime and Parents Support Bill, which provides for deduction of 15% of salary from both government and private employees.

The Cabinet that met under chairmanship of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday (March 23, 2026) also approved changes to Gig and Platform Workers’ Welfare Act, Metro Rail take-over process, Independent Expert Working Group Report on Caste Survey, Telangana Advocate Protection Bill, and constitution of a sub-committee for Rohith Vemula Act framework.

The Cabinet gave its nod to the Telangana Hate Speech and Hate Crime Prevention Bill, 2026, designed to curb inflammatory speeches, social media posts and acts that disturb communal harmony or incite violence and clashes. The proposed legislation seeks to provide a legal framework to prevent and penalise hate-driven offences in the State.

Another notable decision was the Parents Support Bill, providing for deduction of 15% of salary or ₹10,000, whichever is lower, from public representatives and government or private employees who neglect their aged parents, with the deducted amount to be paid directly to the parents.

The Chief Minister had been repeatedly espousing this on public platforms while providing job letters to the newly-recruited employees. He kept his promise by bringing in the Bill giving a huge relief to parents.

The Cabinet also decided to fast-track measures to take over the existing 69-km Hyderabad Metro system from Larsen & Toubro. A sub-committee has already submitted a report stating that the government would need to pay approximately ₹15,000 crore, including liabilities, to acquire the Phase-I project.