GUWAHATI: The Assam Employees Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring (PRANAM) Commission has been launched in the state by chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal to ensure that government employees take care of old parents and divyang  siblings.
“We have ensured that no state government employee can ignore their old parents and unmarried divyang siblings. PRANAM bill is an effort from the state government to protect the old parents and divyang siblings in their times of need and give them financial security.” Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said while inaugurating PRANAM Commission here n Tuesday.
PRANAM bill, which was approved by the state cabinet last year, is first-of-its-kind Bill in the country which makes it mandatory for the Assam government employees to look after their parents and unmarried divyang siblings who do not have their own source of income.
If any such complaint of ignorance of old parents by a state government employee is reported to the commission than 10 percent, or 15 percent in some cases, of the employee’s salary will be deducted by the government and paid to the aggrieved parents or divyang siblings.
Speaking on the occasion Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that this bill would benefit 8 lakh parents of 4 lakh state government employees and government is making an endeavour through this bill to recognise the role of the parents in the success of their children.
