Lok Sabha Question No. 1720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: MPLAD Fund
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1720 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## MPLAD FUND

## 1720. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

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

- (a)  the  amounts  made  available  by  the  Union  Government through the MPLAD fund in the country during the last three years along with the State/Union Territory-wise details thereof;
- (b) whether the amounts released from the MPLAD fund by the Union Government has been utilised totally in all the districts of the country;
- (c) if so, the State/Union Territory-wise details thereof; and
- (d)  the  mechanism put in place by the Union Government for monitoring the use of this fund?

## 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)   The  details  of  the  funds  released  by  the  Union  Government, State  /  Union  Territory-wise  under  MPLADS  during  the  last  three years  i.e.  2017-18,  2018-19  and  2019-20  are  at  columns  3,  5  and 7  respectively, of the Annexure to the reply.
- (b)  No Sir. The funds released under MPLADS are non-lapsable and the  unspent  balances  of  a  particular  year  can  be   utilized  in  the subsequent  year(s).  In  view  of  the  nature  and  dynamics  of  the

scheme,  the  unutilized  balances  are  bound  to  exist  at  any  given point of time. (c) The  details  of the  funds  utilised State  /  Union  Territorywise  under MPLADS during the last three years  i.e. 2017-18, 201819  and  2019-20  are  at  columns  4,  6  and  8   respectively,  of  the Annexure to the reply. (d) T his  Ministry  is  monitoring  the  use  of  this  fund  as  per  the monitoring  mechanisms,  which  have  been  duly  prescribed  in  the Guidelines  on  MPLADS.  The  Guidelines  are  available  in  the  public domain, including on the official website (www.mplads.gov.in).

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a), (b) and (c) OF LOK SABHA USQ. 1720 TO BE REPLIED ON 21.09.2020

| State /Union Territory-wise details of amount of funds released and utilized under MPLADS during last three years   | State /Union Territory-wise details of amount of funds released and utilized under MPLADS during last three years   | State /Union Territory-wise details of amount of funds released and utilized under MPLADS during last three years   | State /Union Territory-wise details of amount of funds released and utilized under MPLADS during last three years   | State /Union Territory-wise details of amount of funds released and utilized under MPLADS during last three years   | State /Union Territory-wise details of amount of funds released and utilized under MPLADS during last three years   | State /Union Territory-wise details of amount of funds released and utilized under MPLADS during last three years   | State /Union Territory-wise details of amount of funds released and utilized under MPLADS during last three years   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                               | State/UTs                                                                                                           | Financial Year 2017-18                                                                                              | Financial Year 2017-18                                                                                              | Financial Year 2018-19                                                                                              | Financial Year 2018-19                                                                                              | (Amount in Rs. crore) Financial Year 2019-20                                                                        | (Amount in Rs. crore) Financial Year 2019-20                                                                        |
| S.No.                                                                                                               | State/UTs                                                                                                           | Amount released by the Union Government                                                                             | Amount utilized by State/ UT                                                                                        | Amount released by the Union Government                                                                             | Amount utilized by State/ UT                                                                                        | Amount released by the Union Government                                                                             | Amount uti lized by State/UT                                                                                        |
| (1)                                                                                                                 | (2)                                                                                                                 | (3)                                                                                                                 | (4)                                                                                                                 | (5)                                                                                                                 | (6)                                                                                                                 | (7)                                                                                                                 | (8)                                                                                                                 |
| 1.                                                                                                                  | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                         | 7.5                                                                                                                 | 4.77                                                                                                                | 12.5                                                                                                                | 13.56                                                                                                               | 2.5                                                                                                                 | 1.29                                                                                                                |
| 2.                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                      | 160                                                                                                                 | 184.04                                                                                                              | 162.5                                                                                                               | 202.26                                                                                                              | 182.5                                                                                                               | 167.58                                                                                                              |
| 3.                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                                  | 14.31                                                                                                               | 15                                                                                                                  | 18.14                                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                                  | 5.78                                                                                                                |
| 4.                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                               | 110                                                                                                                 | 111.06                                                                                                              | 97.5                                                                                                                | 97.36                                                                                                               | 82.5                                                                                                                | 37.83                                                                                                               |
| 5.                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                               | 252                                                                                                                 | 422.23                                                                                                              | 350                                                                                                                 | 411.45                                                                                                              | 272.5                                                                                                               | 193.27                                                                                                              |
| 6.                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                          | 2.5                                                                                                                 | 8.59                                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                                  | 10.71                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                   | 1.16                                                                                                                |
| 7.                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                        | 77.5                                                                                                                | 109.83                                                                                                              | 77.5                                                                                                                | 101.23                                                                                                              | 67.5                                                                                                                | 39.76                                                                                                               |
| 8.                                                                                                                  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                              | 2.5                                                                                                                 | 4.51                                                                                                                | 7.5                                                                                                                 | 6.34                                                                                                                | 7.5                                                                                                                 | 1.94                                                                                                                |
| 9.                                                                                                                  | Daman and Diu                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 12.5                                                                                                                | 13.95                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                   | 1.51                                                                                                                |
| 10.                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                               | 39.5                                                                                                                | 56.69                                                                                                               | 60                                                                                                                  | 94.64                                                                                                               | 77.5                                                                                                                | 45.97                                                                                                               |
| 11.                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                 | 15                                                                                                                  | 10.81                                                                                                               | 12.5                                                                                                                | 21.59                                                                                                               | 7.5                                                                                                                 | 8.19                                                                                                                |
| 12.                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                             | 162.5                                                                                                               | 169.87                                                                                                              | 225                                                                                                                 | 282.79                                                                                                              | 177.5                                                                                                               | 149.57                                                                                                              |
| 13.                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                             | 75                                                                                                                  | 90.2                                                                                                                | 82.5                                                                                                                | 90.61                                                                                                               | 60                                                                                                                  | 48.88                                                                                                               |
| 14.                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                    | 32.5                                                                                                                | 33.08                                                                                                               | 32.5                                                                                                                | 37.26                                                                                                               | 25                                                                                                                  | 12.89                                                                                                               |
| 15.                                                                                                                 | Jammu& Kashmir                                                                                                      | 45                                                                                                                  | 46.38                                                                                                               | 40                                                                                                                  | 60.84                                                                                                               | 47.5                                                                                                                | 30.84                                                                                                               |
| 16.                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                           | 82.5                                                                                                                | 84.66                                                                                                               | 100                                                                                                                 | 108.61                                                                                                              | 82.5                                                                                                                | 55.28                                                                                                               |
| 17.                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                           | 197.5                                                                                                               | 207.73                                                                                                              | 197.5                                                                                                               | 219.29                                                                                                              | 200                                                                                                                 | 118.04                                                                                                              |

| 18.   | Kerala         |   87.5 |   137.71 |   112.5 |   205.07 |    165 |   120.03 |
|-------|----------------|--------|----------|---------|----------|--------|----------|
| 19.   | Lakshadweep    |    5   |     7.59 |    5    |     3.81 |    2.5 |     0    |
| 20.   | Madhya Pradesh |  192.5 |   215.52 |  215    |   239.56 |  210   |   137.86 |
| 21.   | Maharashtra    |  270   |   302.47 |  252.5  |   393.02 |  360   |   272.06 |
| 22.   | Manipur        |   17.5 |    15.63 |   15    |    16.01 |   10   |    12.6  |
| 23.   | Meghalaya      |   20   |    13.15 |   10    |    13.38 |   12.5 |     9.86 |
| 24.   | Mizoram        |    7.5 |    11.33 |   10    |     7.37 |   10   |    11.49 |
| 25.   | Nagaland       |   10   |    12.68 |    7.5  |     7.5  |    7.5 |     7.39 |
| 26.   | Nominated      |   47.5 |    60.48 |   42.5  |    61.7  |   42.5 |    37.12 |
| 27.   | Odisha         |  132.5 |   143.98 |  132.5  |   164.76 |  137.5 |    69.63 |
| 28.   | Puducherry     |    7.5 |     7.84 |   10    |    18.34 |   12.5 |     7.11 |
| 29.   | Punjab         |   97.5 |    88.12 |   80    |   109.32 |   70   |    36.33 |
| 30.   | Rajasthan      |  182.5 |   177.23 |  162.5  |   188.24 |  170   |   107.09 |
| 31.   | Sikkim         |   12.5 |    12.33 |   10    |     9.41 |    7.5 |    10.09 |
| 32.   | Tamil Nadu     |  277.5 |   317.54 |  290.01 |   353.91 |  272.5 |   238.78 |
| 33.   | Telangana      |   85   |   124.28 |   90    |   104.59 |  105   |    72.68 |
| 34.   | Tripura        |   15   |    15.88 |    5    |    19.55 |   12.5 |     2.52 |
| 35.   | Uttar Pradesh  |  452.5 |   483.89 |  719.5  |   920.88 |  472.5 |   259.59 |
| 36.   | Uttarakhand    |   35   |    35.88 |   30    |    37.26 |   45   |    31.41 |
| 37.   | West Bengal    |  272.5 |   338.39 |  254.99 |   347.82 |  202.5 |   128.03 |
|       | TOTAL          | 3504   |  4080.68 | 3949.5  |  5012.13 | 3640   |  2491.45 |

Note:  The  amount  of  utilization  in  some  cases  may  be  more  than  the amount of release in the corresponding period. This is not incongruous as funds are non-lapsable and can be utilized in the subsequent year(s).

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