Lok Sabha Question No. 1457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Unutilised Funds
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Sunil Kumar Singh, Balak Nath, Pratima Bhoumik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1457

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## UNUTILISED FUNDS

1457. Shri SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI BALAK NATH:

MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

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

PROGRAMME

- (a)   the  total  funds  available  at  the  nodal  districts  which  have  not been utilized so far by the ex-MPs and current Members of Parliament under the MPLAD Scheme;
- (b)  the nodal district-wise details of the funds available particularly in Rajasthan and Maharashtra;
- (c)   whether  huge  difference  between  the  funds  available  in  these districts and the funds available as per the central Government has come to light;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  transfer  the unutilized funds of ex-MPs into the MPLAD accounts of the current Members of Parliament; and
- (f)    if  so,  the  reasons  for  delay  in  this  regard  along  with  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)   As per data received from 481 constituencies  of Lok Sabha and 169 Nodal Districts  of Rajya Sabha, in respect of ex and incumbent

Members of Parliament by the Ministry during November - December 2020, the funds available in the accounts of Nodal Districts is Rs.

1619.42 crore. (b) The funds available in the accounts of Nodal Districts in respect of  the  States  of  Rajasthan and  Maharashtra  based  on  the  above assessment is at annexure. (c) Yes Sir. (d)    There is difference between the data of funds available in the accounts of Nodal Districts as per MPLADS web portal and the data collected  by  the  Ministry  directly  through  Nodal  Districts  /  State Authorities, which is provisional in nature and it is due to delayed updation of data by Nodal Districts on web portal. This provisional difference is reconciled as and when Nodal Districts update the data on web portal. Further, in terms of Para 4.18 of the MPLADS Guidelines incorporated vide the Ministry's Circular dated 03.01.2018, all District Authorities and Implementing Agencies have to mandatorily carry out expenditure under MPLAD Scheme using Expenditure, Advance and Transfer (EAT) module of Public Financial  Management  System (PFMS). Ministry has been pursuing for implementation of PFMS- EAT module and timely updation of data on the web portal with the nodal districts, so that there may not be likelihood of any difference in the details of the funds available in the district and PFMS report. (e) Yes Sir. (f)   The  Government  has  issued  instructions  to  Nodal  District Authorities for settlement and closure of Savings Bank accounts of Members of Parliament which are not yet closed even after elapse of stipulated time period of 21 months from the date of demitting office;  and  transfer  /  re-distribution  of  uncommitted  balance  to incumbent Members of Parliament, so that uncommitted balance can be used by the respective constituencies / states where funds are required, as per MPLADS guidelines.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFER TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1457 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

| Sl. No.   | State                   | Name of Nodal District   | Total available balance (in Rupees) in terms of ex and current MPs of Lok Sabha   |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Maharashtra             | Ahmadnagar               | 10599726                                                                          |
| 2         | Maharashtra             | Akola                    | 22483461                                                                          |
| 3         | Maharashtra             | Amravati                 | 1757676                                                                           |
| 4         | Maharashtra             | Aurangabad               | 25550000                                                                          |
| 5         | Maharashtra             | Buldana                  | 28060378                                                                          |
| 6         | Maharashtra             | Chandrapur               | 24661859                                                                          |
| 7         | Maharashtra             | Dhule                    | 23899000                                                                          |
| 8         | Maharashtra             | Gadchiroli               | 16461976                                                                          |
| 9         | Maharashtra             | Gondia                   | 50786649                                                                          |
| 10        | Maharashtra             | Bhandara                 | 16407924                                                                          |
| 11        | Maharashtra             | Hingoli                  | 26181859                                                                          |
| 12 13     | Maharashtra Maharashtra | Jalgaon Jalna            | 33106000 27314000                                                                 |
| 14        | Maharashtra             | Latur                    | 24416406                                                                          |
| 15        | Maharashtra             | Mumbai City              | 17830000                                                                          |
|           | Maharashtra             | Mumbai                   |                                                                                   |
| 16        |                         | Suburban                 | 100022000                                                                         |
| 17        | Maharashtra             | Nanded                   | 21290000                                                                          |
| 19        | Maharashtra             | Nashik                   | 41225000                                                                          |
| 20        | Maharashtra             | Osmanabad                | 27763820                                                                          |
| 21        | Maharashtra             | Pune                     | 116673886                                                                         |
| 22        | Maharashtra             | Ratnagiri                | 3630000                                                                           |
| 23        | Maharashtra             | Sindhudurg               | 5038000                                                                           |
| 24        | Maharashtra             | Sangli                   | 50629000                                                                          |
| 25        | Maharashtra             | Solapur                  | 85983019                                                                          |
| 26        | Maharashtra             | Thane                    | 72865965                                                                          |

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|   27 | Maharashtra   | Wardha         |   14488927 |
|------|---------------|----------------|------------|
|   28 | Maharashtra   | Wasim          |   29165000 |
|   29 | Maharashtra   | Parbhani       |   16092301 |
|   30 | Maharashtra   | Raigad         |   21584229 |
|   31 | Maharashtra   | Satara         |   71484493 |
|   32 | Maharashtra   | Palghar        |   41642157 |
|   33 | Maharashtra   | Kolhapur       |   32382000 |
|   34 | Maharashtra   | Beed           |   29491137 |
|   35 | Maharashtra   | Nagpur         |   56666000 |
|    1 | Rajasthan     | Ajmer          |   56045370 |
|    2 | Rajasthan     | Alwar          |   43912557 |
|    3 | Rajasthan     | Banswara       |   36651743 |
|    4 | Rajasthan     | Barmer         |   38015622 |
|    5 | Rajasthan     | Bharatpur      |   27854568 |
|    6 | Rajasthan     | Bhilwara       |   60030339 |
|    7 | Rajasthan     | Bikaner        |   73951632 |
|    8 | Rajasthan     | Chittorgarh    |   80237458 |
|    9 | Rajasthan     | Churu          |   50546064 |
|   10 | Rajasthan     | Dausa          |   47604809 |
|   11 | Rajasthan     | Jaipur         |  140368179 |
|   12 | Rajasthan     | Jalore         |   31467085 |
|   13 | Rajasthan     | Jhalawar       |   68649138 |
|   14 | Rajasthan     | Jhunjhunu      |   18199386 |
|   15 | Rajasthan     | Jodhpur        |    8018186 |
|   16 | Rajasthan     | Karauli        |   72475826 |
|   17 | Rajasthan     | Kota           |   48917461 |
|   18 | Rajasthan     | Nagaur         |   48832000 |
|   19 | Rajasthan     | Pali           |   72302855 |
|   20 | Rajasthan     | Rajsamand      |   42887709 |
|   21 | Rajasthan     | Sikar          |   17745000 |
|   22 | Rajasthan     | Sri Ganganagar |   19924116 |
|   23 | Rajasthan     | Tonk           |   77770215 |
|   24 | Rajasthan     | Udaipur        |   37626234 |

## RAJYA SABHA

|   S No | State       | Name of Nodal District   |   Total available balance (in Rupees) in terms of ex and current MPs of Rajya Sabha |
|--------|-------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Maharashtra | Aurangabad               |                                                                              207890 |
|      2 | Maharashtra | Gondia                   |                                                                            29429125 |
|      3 | Maharashtra | Mumbai City              |                                                                            30570000 |
|      4 | Maharashtra | Mumbai Suburban          |                                                                           122265778 |
|      5 | Maharashtra | NASHIK                   |                                                                            21918000 |
|      6 | Maharashtra | Pune                     |                                                                            76798901 |
|      7 | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg               |                                                                            16369000 |
|      8 | Maharashtra | Thane                    |                                                                            13883582 |
|      9 | Maharashtra | satara                   |                                                                            40904788 |
|     10 | Maharashtra | Kolhapur                 |                                                                             3196000 |
|     11 | Maharashtra | Beed                     |                                                                               24330 |
|     12 | Maharashtra | Nagpur                   |                                                                            59044000 |
|      1 | Rajasthan   | Ajmer                    |                                                                            16703750 |
|      2 | Rajasthan   | Alwar                    |                                                                             2377605 |
|      3 | Rajasthan   | Bharatpur                |                                                                             3203000 |
|      4 | Rajasthan   | Dausa                    |                                                                             3187000 |
|      5 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur                |                                                                              127036 |
|      6 | Rajasthan   | Jaipur                   |                                                                           180913399 |
|      7 | Rajasthan   | Udaipur                  |                                                                               14452 |
|      8 | Rajasthan   | Jodhpur                  |                                                                              268656 |
|      9 | Rajasthan   | Sikar                    |                                                                             5054000 |

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