Lok Sabha Question No. 731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: MPLADS Funds for Rehabilitation Programme
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 731 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## MPLADS FUNDS FOR REHABILITATION PROGRAMME

731.    SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) the details of works / activities that  are permissible to get funds under Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme(MPLADS);
- (b) whether the Government has amended the guidelines recently to get funds under the scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government  proposes to allocate funds from Member  of  Parliament  Local  Area  Development  Scheme  under  the rehabilitation  programme  regarding  burnt  houses/  damaged  houses; and
- (e) if so, the details  thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PLANNING (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) (b)  and  (c)  The  objective  of  the  MPLAD  scheme  is  to  enable Members of Parliament to recommend works of developmental nature with emphasis on the creation of durable community assets based on

the locally felt needs to be taken up in their Constituencies. A list of sectors which are permissible to get funds under Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme is provided in the 'Guidelines on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)' and is placed at Annexure.

In  addition,  certain  special  items  of  works  and  works  of  non  durable nature are also permitted under the 'Guidelines on MPLADS', such as of differently  abled  persons,  Purchase  of  Computers,  Ambulances/Herse Vans, Books for Schools, Colleges and Public Libraries, New Borings in place  of  Hand  Pumps,  Railway  Halt  Station,  Shelters  for  imparting

(d) and (e) The 'Guidelines on MPLADS' provides for utilizing the funds in  the  areas  affected  by  the  Natural  and  Man-made  calamities  for of Parliament.

convergence with, MGNREGA, Khelo India and for welfare training for skill development etc. rehabilitation work as may be recommended by Members

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 731

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019.

(This  is  sector  wise  type  of  illustrative  works  under  MPLADS  and  is subject to the provisions in the Guidelines.  This is not to be treated as an exhaustive list, nor a shelf of projects/master list of eligible items under MPLADS.

- I. Dinking water facility
- II. Education
- III. Electricity facility
- IV. Health and family welfare
- V. Irrigation facilities
- VI. Non- conventional energy sources
- VII.   Other public facilities
- VIII.  Railways, Roads, Pathways and Bridges
- IX. Sanitation and Public Health
- X. Sports
- XI. Works relating to Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries
- XII.   Works relating to Agriculture
- XIII.  Works relating to Cluster Development for Handloom Weavers
- XIV.  Works relating to urban development

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