Lok Sabha Question No. 1203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: MPLAD Funds
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1203 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## MPLAD FUNDS

1203. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  release  MPLAD  funds upto March 2020;
- (b) if so, the State-wise details of funds released during 2018-19 to 2019-20;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  recently  sanctioned  and  released  a token fund through MPLADS to Members;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of proposal for release and utilisation of funds for the Members of Parliament of Lok Sabha who have retired on and after 01-04-2020  along  with  the  details  of  relaxation  in  the  guidelines thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) Yes, Sir. The State-wise details of funds released during 2018-19 to 2019-20 are given in Annexure-I.

- (c)&(d)  Yes, Sir. The MPLAD Scheme was non-operational for two financial years 2020-21 & 2021-22 for managing the economic and health impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and same has been restored in accordance with the decision taken by the Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 10-11-2021, for the remaining part of the Financial 22 with release of MPLADS fund at the rate of ₹ 2 crore per  Member  of  Parliament  in  one  instalment.  Details  of  funds released  for  the  remaining  part  of  FY  2021-22  are  given  in

Year 2021Annexure-II.

- (e)  In case of those MPs who demitted office during the period of non-operation of the MPLAD Scheme (i.e., from 8-4-2020 to 9-112021), the period of non-operation of the Scheme will not be taken into  account  for  calculating  the  timelines  of  18  months  and  3 months for the completion of works and settlement of accounts as provided  in  the  para  4.10.1  of  the  extant  MPLADS  Guidelines (Annexure-III & IV).

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  FOR  PART  (  a)  and  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1203 TO BE REPLIED ON  09.02.2022

## The State-wise details of funds released for the

## Financial Years(FYs) 2018-19 & 2019-20

| S. No               |   State |   Funds Released by GOI (in Rs. Crore) FY 2019-2020 | Funds Released by GOI (in Rs. Crore) FY 2018-2019   |
|---------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1 A&N Islands       |     2.5 |                                                 5   |                                                     |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh    |   155   |                                                90   |                                                     |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh |    12.5 |                                                15   |                                                     |
| 4 Assam             |   100   |                                                67.5 |                                                     |
| Bihar               |   227.5 |                                               170   | 5                                                   |
| Chandigarh          |     5   |                                                 5   | 6                                                   |
| 7 Chattisgarh       |    70   |                                                77.5 |                                                     |
| D & N Haveli        |     2.5 |                                                 5   | 8                                                   |
| Daman&Diu           |     5   |                                                 2.5 | 9                                                   |
| Delhi               |    40   |                                                20   | 10                                                  |
| 11 Goa              |    12.5 |                                                 2.5 |                                                     |
| Gujarat             |   170   |                                               160   | 12                                                  |
| 13 Haryana          |    55   |                                                62.5 |                                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh    |    27.5 |                                                32.5 | 14                                                  |
| Jammu&Kashmir       |    37.5 |                                                32.5 | 15                                                  |
| Jharkhand           |    80   |                                                52.5 | 16                                                  |
| karnataka           |   175   |                                               127.5 | 17                                                  |
| 18 Kerala           |   132.5 |                                                77.5 |                                                     |
| 19 Lakshadweep      |     2.5 |                                                 0   |                                                     |

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| 20            | Madhya Pradesh   |   187.5 |    190 |
|---------------|------------------|---------|--------|
| Maharashtra   | 265              |   177.5 |   21   |
| Manipur       | 12.5             |    15   |   22   |
| Meghalaya     | 15               |    12.5 |   23   |
| Mizoram       | 10               |    10   |   24   |
| Nagaland      | 10               |    10   |   25   |
| Odisha        | 137.5            |   110   |   26   |
| Puducherry    | 10               |     5   |   27   |
| Punjab        | 92.5             |    75   |   28   |
| Rajasthan     | 147.5            |   115   |   29   |
| Sikkim        | 10               |    10   |   30   |
| tamil nadu    | 267.5            |   212.5 |   31   |
| Telangana     | 90               |    40   |   32   |
| Tripua        | 12.5             |     7.5 |   33   |
| Uttar Pradesh | 485              |   455   |   34   |
| Uttarakhand   | 32.5             |    25   |   35   |
| West Bengal   | 222.5            |   185   |   36   |
| Nominated     | 35               |    27.5 |   37   |
| TOTAL         |                  |  3355   | 2614.5 |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE FOR PART (c) and (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1203 TO BE REPLIED ON 09.02.2022

## Details of funds released for the remaining part of the Financial Year 2021-22

|   S.No | State             |   Funds Released by GOI (in Rs. Crore) |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|      1 | A & N Islands     |                                      0 |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                      4 |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                      2 |
|      4 | Assam             |                                     12 |
|      5 | Bihar             |                                     20 |
|      6 | Chandigarh        |                                      0 |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh      |                                      8 |
|      8 | D & N Haveli      |                                      0 |
|      9 | Daman & Diu       |                                      0 |
|     10 | Delhi             |                                      4 |
|     11 | Goa               |                                      0 |
|     12 | Gujarat           |                                     20 |
|     13 | Haryana           |                                     10 |
|     14 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                      4 |
|     15 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                      0 |
|     16 | Jharkhand         |                                      0 |
|     17 | Karnataka         |                                      0 |
|     18 | Kerala            |                                      0 |
|     19 | Lakshadweep       |                                      0 |
|     20 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                     10 |
|     21 | Maharashtra       |                                     12 |
|     22 | Manipur           |                                      0 |
|     23 | Meghalaya         |                                      0 |
|     24 | Mizoram           |                                      0 |
|     25 | Nagaland          |                                      0 |

| 26   | Nominated     |   0 |
|------|---------------|-----|
| 27   | Odisha        |   0 |
| 28   | Puducherry    |   0 |
| 29   | Punjab        |   0 |
| 30   | Rajasthan     |   2 |
| 31   | Sikkim        |   0 |
| 32   | Tamil Nadu    |   0 |
| 33   | Telangana     |   0 |
| 34   | Tripura       |   0 |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh |   0 |
| 36   | Uttarakhand   |   0 |
| 37   | West Bengal   |   2 |
|      | TOTAL         | 110 |

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## ANNEXURE-III

## FOR PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1203 TO BE REPLIED ON 09.02.2022

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## ANNEXURE-IV

## ANNEXURE FOR PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1203 TO BE REPLIED ON 09.02.2022

4.10.1.  Completion  of  works/settling  of  accounts:  The  work  of MPLADS  shall  be  completed  within  18  months  from  the  date  of demitting office in case of Rajya Sabha MPs or dissolution of the Lok Sabha. District Authorities shall settle and close the account of the concerned  MP  after  completing  all  other  formalities  in  another  3 months time, under intimation to the Govt. of India and with detailed information  in  the  Monthly  Progress  Report  (MPR).  If  the  District Authority does not finish the projects within 18 months of demitting of an MP or dissolution of Lok Sabha, the District Authority will be required to complete the balance work out of State/District funds. In no case, any extension will be given and District Authority shall be held responsible in case of any lapse in this regard.

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