The Telangana Hate Speech and Hate Crime Prevention Bill 2026 was among a slew of Bills that the Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s Cabinet approved Monday.

The hate speech Bill is among several promises that the Revanth government made during the Legislative Assembly election in 2023. Once passed, Telangana will become the second Congress-ruled state after Karnataka to pass such a legislation.

The Cabinet also approved the Telangana Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) 2026 Bill. The Bill will benefit approximately 4.2 lakh gig workers and platform-based workers in the state. In a unique move, the Cabinet also approved the Parents Support Bill 2026.

Under this Bill, as earlier announced by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, 15 percent of the salaries of public representatives, government and private employees – or Rs 10,000 – whichever is lower – will be deducted from their salaries and provided to their parents if they fail to care for the elderly.

The Cabinet also approved the formation of a sub-committee of ministers, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, to design the framework for Rohith Vemula Act to curb caste-based discrimination in higher educational institutions. The sub-committee will be headed by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. Other members will be ministers Damodar Rajanarasimha, Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Uttam Kumar Reddy and Ponnam Prabhakar. The Cabinet also approved the report of the independent expert committee headed by Justice Sudarshan Reddy on the caste survey conducted in the state.

The Cabinet has also decided to speed up the process of taking over the existing Hyderabad Metro Phase I project from L&T. The government is expected to pay around Rs 15,000 crore to take over the project. Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) has been given the responsibility to facilitate the takeover.