Lok Sabha Question No. 1781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Increasing MPLAD Funds
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse, Ravindra Kushawaha, Badruddin Ajmal, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar, Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1781

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## INCREASING MPLAD FUNDS

1781. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA: SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL: SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  functioning  of  the MPLAD Scheme across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether a demand for increasing the amount of MPLAD fund has been made continuously by Members of Parliament because five crore per annum is a very meager amount for an MP constituency and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  increase  the  MPLAD fund from Rs. 5 crore to Rs.10 crore provided to each MP to complete development works in his/her constituency in view of increase in the cost  of  building  material  and  wage  hike  of  skilled  and  unskilled labourers  and  to  fulfill  other  social  responsibilities  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  this  ministry  has  ever  sent  any  proposal  to  Finance Ministry to increase the amount of MPLAD and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the time by which the Government proposes to take a decision in this regard; and

(f) the details of MPLAD funds earmarked, sanctioned and utilised from Financial Years, 2019-20 to 2021-22? 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) Yes, Sir. The Ministry conducted a Third-Party Physical Evaluation of the MPLADS works completed during the period 01-04-2014 to 3103-2019, in 216 districts across the country. The Evaluation was done in the year 2021 and the agency submitted final report on 31-8-2021. (b) to (e) The Ministry receives and examines, on a continuous basis, the  new  suggestions  from  stakeholders,  including  suggestions  for revision of entitlement of funds, following due process in consultation with Ministry of Finance. (f)  Statement  showing  the  details  of  MPLAD  funds  earmarked, sanctioned and utilised from Finance Years, 2019-20 to 2021-22 are enclosed (Annexure-I)

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## Annexure-I

## {Annexure referred to in part (f) of Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1781 for answer on 13.12.2023}

Table: The details of MPLAD funds earmarked, sanctioned and utilised

## ₹ in crore

|   S.No. | Financial Year   | Earmarked   |   Sanctioned |   Utilised** |
|---------|------------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
|       1 | 2019-20          | 3950        |       3640   |      2491.49 |
|       2 | 2020-21          | 0*          |       1107.5 |      2041.61 |
|       3 | 2021-22          | 2630*       |       1729.5 |      1439.38 |

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