Lok Sabha Question No. 1683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Sanctioned Works under MPLAD Scheme
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1683 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## SANCTIONED WORKS UNDER MPLAD SCHEME

1683. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of sanctioned and completed works under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) during each of the last five years, year-wise;
- (b) whether several works are lying incomplete;
- (c) if so, the reasons for delay and State-wise details of pending works; and
- (d)  the  corrective  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## 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) Statement showing the details of sanctioned and completed works under  the  Member  of  Parliament  Local  Area  Development  Scheme (MPLADs) during each of the last five years is enclosed (Annexure-I)
- (b) to (c) The implementation of the MPLADS in the field is undertaken by the District Authorities in accordance w ith the State Government's technical, administrative and financial rules. MPLADS guidelines vide para  3.2.4,  para  3.2.12  and  para  10.6.1  provide  for  completion  of projects in a time bound manner.

Statement  showing  the  details  of  state-wise  pending  works  till  last Financial Year is enclosed (Annexure-II)

(d)  Ministry  of  Statistics  &  Programme  Implementation  holds  annual review  meeting  in  addition  to  regular  correspondence  with  State Government to emphasize timely completion of works and utilization of funds. Wherever delay, violation of Guidelines etc. in implementation of works is noticed, the State Government / District Authority are advised to take appropriate action.

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## {Annexure referred to in part (a) of Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1683 for answer on 13.12.2023}

Table: The details of sanctioned and completed works

|   S.No. | Financial Year   |   No. of Works Sanctioned |   No. of Works Completed |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | 2018-19          |                    127740 |                   105167 |
|       2 | 2019-20          |                     53365 |                    62236 |
|       3 | 2020-21          |                     47221 |                    54101 |
|       4 | 2021-22          |                     28366 |                    39778 |
|       5 | 2022-23          |                     44976 |                    40451 |

Note-:  1.  The  number  of  works  sanctioned  and  number  of  works  completed  also  includes  the  works recommended and sanctioned for the previous year's respectively.

2. The data is as reported by Nodal District Authorities on the MPLADS Portal.

{Annexure  referred  to  in  part  (b)  to  (c)  of  Reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1683 for answer on 13.12.2023}

Table: The details of state-wise pending works

|   S.No | State             |   No. of Pending Works |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------|
|      1 | A & N Islands     |                     45 |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh    |                  20264 |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh |                     82 |
|      4 | Assam             |                   6864 |
|      5 | Bihar             |                  11541 |
|      6 | Chandigarh        |                    108 |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh      |                   3715 |
|      8 | D & N Haveli      |                     44 |
|      9 | Daman & Diu       |                    134 |
|     10 | Delhi             |                    686 |
|     11 | Goa               |                    219 |
|     12 | Gujarat           |                  13117 |
|     13 | Haryana           |                   3481 |
|     14 | Himachal Pradesh  |                  13293 |
|     15 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                   4565 |
|     16 | Jharkhand         |                   4919 |
|     17 | Karnataka         |                  12818 |
|     18 | Kerala            |                   3529 |
|     19 | Lakshadweep       |                     23 |
|     20 | Madhya Pradesh    |                  13969 |
|     21 | Maharashtra       |                  16680 |
|     22 | Manipur           |                    869 |
|     23 | Meghalaya         |                    454 |
|     24 | Mizoram           |                    139 |
|     25 | Nagaland          |                     25 |
|     26 | Nominated         |                   1550 |
|     27 | Odisha            |                  10807 |
|     28 | Puducherry        |                     76 |
|     29 | Punjab            |                   7529 |
|     30 | Rajasthan         |                   8789 |
|     31 | Sikkim            |                     84 |
|     32 | Tamil Nadu        |                   4982 |
|     33 | Telangana         |                   4138 |
|     34 | Tripura           |                    122 |
|     35 | Uttar Pradesh     |                  21231 |
|     36 | Uttarakhand       |                   4256 |
|     37 | West Bengal       |                   9203 |

Note-: The data is as reported by Nodal District Authorities on the MPLADS Portal.

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