The Assam government has set October 2 as the day for implementation of the Assam Employees Parental Responsibility Norms for Accountability Monitoring Act, 2017, or the PRANAM Act.

The Act will enable parents of uncaring or abusive government employees to claim 10% of his or her pay for their sustenance.

Besides parents, differently-abled siblings of a government employee can also claim maintenance from his or her salary.

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