Lok Sabha Question No. 3688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: MPLADS Fund
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL, RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## QUESTION UNSTARRED NO.3688 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 09 TH  AUGUST, 2017

## MPLADS FUND

3688.   SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL: SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has received any request/demand from various Members of Parliament (MPs) to increase the annual  funds  for  the  Member  of  Parliament  Local  Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme  and if so, the details thereof, MP-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to increase the allocation of the said fund under this scheme;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  the  said increment  is  likely  to  take  place  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  MPs  are  facing difficulties with respect to utilization of the said fund, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  guidelines  for effective  utilization  of  MPLADS  fund  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION [SHRI  D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA]

- (a): Representations from Hon'ble Members of Parliament (MPs) have been  received  in  the  Ministry  from  time  to  time  with  regard  to

enhancement  of  annual  allocation  of  Members  of  Parliament  Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds.

Hon'ble  Lok  Sabha  Committee  on  MPLADS  in  its  sitting  held  on 02.07.2013  had  recommended  to  increase  the  annual  allocation  per Member of Parliament from rupees 5 crore to rupees 10 crore.

Hon'ble  Deputy  Speaker  Lok  Sabha  (16 th   Lok  Sabha)    and  Chairman, Lok  Sabha  Committee  on  MPLADS  vide  letter  dated  25.02.2015  had requested  for  increase  of  annual  allocation  of  MPLADS  funds  per Member of Parliament to Rs. 25 crore.

Representations from Hon'ble MPs including Shri Uday Pratap Singh, Shri  Gutha  Sukender  Reddy,  Shri  Lalubhai  B.  Patel,  Shri  Dushyant Chautala and a joint representation of 255 Hon'ble MPs was received in this Ministry for enhancement of annual allocation of MPLADS funds.

- (b): No, Madam.
- (c): Does not arise.

(d) & (e): Utilization of MPLADS funds is based on the recommendations by Hon'ble MPs and sanction / execution of works by the  District  Authorities.  Implementation  of  the  works  in  the  field  is undertaken by the District Authorities, as per the State Government's technical,  administrative  and  financial  rules  and  in  accordance  with the Guidelines on MPLADS.

For  timely  execution  of  works,  time-lines  for  (i)  sanction  of  eligible works, (ii) rejection of ineligible works and (iii) completion of sanctioned works are prescribed in the Guidelines on MPLADS.

The Guidelines prescribe that all recommended eligible works should be  sanctioned  by  the  District  Authorities  within  75  days  from  the receipt  of  the  recommendations,  and  the  MPs  should  be  informed regarding  rejections  if  any  within  45  days  with  reasons  thereof.  The time-limit for completion of the works should generally not exceed one year.

Problems of delay, etc. in sanction and implementation of the works are addressed at the district level, data on which is not maintained at the central level in the Ministry.

In all cases where references regarding delay, etc. in the sanction or implementation of the works at the district level are received in the Ministry, the State Governments/District Authorities are requested to take  appropriate  action  and  the  cases  are  regularly  monitored  for necessary compliance.

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