Question 4031
Which of the following state has launhed commission called PRANAM Aayog specifically to focus on the responsibility of aged parents of government employees?
Answer
Assam
Why?
The correct answer is Assam. PRANAM Aayog a panel set up to look after the issues concerning a Bill brought in for protection of parents of state government employees. Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the PRANAM Commission in February 2019. The full form of PRANAM is - The Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring. As per the Bill, if the PRANAM Commission gets a complaint that parents of a state government employee is being ignored, then 10 or 15 per cent of the employee's salary will be deducted by the government and paid to the parents or differently abled siblings. Key Points It is first-of its-kind Bill in the country, is an effort to protect elderly parents of government employees in their times of need. The employees of private companies and the central government working in the state would also be covered by the bill at a later stage. Since the setting up of this Commission in 2019, it is being run by a Chief Commissioner and two Commissioners .
