Lok Sabha Question No. 489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: Unutilised MPLADS Funds
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shri Varun Chaudhry

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 489 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2025

## UNUTILISED MPLADS FUNDS

## 489. SHRI VARUN CHAUDHRY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  released  Members  of  Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds of the Members of Parliament from Haryana State for 17th Lok Sabha;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  pendency  if  any,  Lok  Sabha Constituency-wise; and
- (c) the details of time frame by which the unutilised and unreleased funds will be allocated to the Members of Parliament from Haryana State of 18th Lok Sabha?

## 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  CULTURE  (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) & (b) The Ministry has fully released MPLADS funds of Members of Parliament from all the Lok Sabha Constituencies of Haryana State except Ambala for 17th Lok Sabha. The entitlement for the year 202223 against the 17 th  Lok Sabha MP from Ambala constituency could not be released due to non-submission of requisite documents from the  Nodal  District  as  per  the  MPLADS  Guidelines.  The  details  are enclosed in Annexure.

(c) The process of transferring uncommitted balances to the account of the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) of the 18th Lok Sabha on the e-SAKSHI portal is governed by the provisions outlined in para 10.5.1 of the MPLADS guidelines. This transfer is subject to the submission of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the concerned Nodal District Authority.

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Annexure

{Annexure  referred  to  in  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  the  reply  to  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 489 for answer on 23.07.2025}

## MPLADS fund entitlement and release status for the Lok Sabha Constituencies in Haryana for the 17th Lok Sabha

| Sl.No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Constituency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Entitlement (Rs.Crore)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Fund release (Rs.Crore)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Pending for release (Rs.crore)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Rohtak                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Faridabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Karnal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Hisar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Gurgaon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Kurukshetra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Sonipat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Sirsa(SC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bhiwani-Mahendragarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Ambala(SC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 12.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 7.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Note 1: The Hon'ble MP representing Ambala Constituency in 17th Lok Sabha expired on 18th May 2023. The entitlement for the year 2023-24 is not applicable as per Para 10.4.3 of MPLADS Guidelines Note 2: Rs.5.00 crore for the year 2022-23 could not be released | Note 1: The Hon'ble MP representing Ambala Constituency in 17th Lok Sabha expired on 18th May 2023. The entitlement for the year 2023-24 is not applicable as per Para 10.4.3 of MPLADS Guidelines Note 2: Rs.5.00 crore for the year 2022-23 could not be released | Note 1: The Hon'ble MP representing Ambala Constituency in 17th Lok Sabha expired on 18th May 2023. The entitlement for the year 2023-24 is not applicable as per Para 10.4.3 of MPLADS Guidelines Note 2: Rs.5.00 crore for the year 2022-23 could not be released | Note 1: The Hon'ble MP representing Ambala Constituency in 17th Lok Sabha expired on 18th May 2023. The entitlement for the year 2023-24 is not applicable as per Para 10.4.3 of MPLADS Guidelines Note 2: Rs.5.00 crore for the year 2022-23 could not be released | Note 1: The Hon'ble MP representing Ambala Constituency in 17th Lok Sabha expired on 18th May 2023. The entitlement for the year 2023-24 is not applicable as per Para 10.4.3 of MPLADS Guidelines Note 2: Rs.5.00 crore for the year 2022-23 could not be released |

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