Lok Sabha Question No. 4579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Changes in MPLADS
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4579 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.08.2025

## CHANGES IN MPLADS

## 4579. SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has made any changes in the conditions related  to  Member  of  Parliament  Local  Area  Development  Scheme (MPLADS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  allocation  in regard to the MPLADS from rupees five crore to rupees ten crore and if
- so, the details thereof?

## 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 introduced the new MPLADS Guidelines 2023 and launched the eSAKSHI web portal for its implementation effective from  01.04.2023.  The  annual  entitlement  of  the  Hon'ble  MPs  are authorized against them in their eSAKSHI account at the beginning of the  financial  year,  which  could  be  utilized  for  recommending  works online  through  the  portal.  The  fund  flow  system  implemented  by  the Government for MPLAD Scheme w.e.f 01.04.2023 ensures just-in-time direct  payment  release  to  the  vendors  without  parking  of  funds  in physical bank accounts at district level.

Additionally, the MPLAD Scheme has been transitioned from Model 2 to Model 1A or TSA (Hybrid) system from April 2025 as per the direction of Department  of  Expenditure,  Ministry  of  Finance  and  accordingly,  all payments  are  now  being  processed  through  the  Public  Financial Management System (PFMS).

Major  amendments  made  to  the  MPLADS  guidelines  2023  after  its implementation are provided in Annexure I. (c) The Ministry receives and examines, on a continuous basis, the new suggestions  from  stakeholders,  including  suggestions  for  revision  of entitlement of funds under MPLAD Scheme, following due process.

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## {Annexure referred to in part (a) of Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4579 for answer on 20.08.2025}

1. The following modifications have been made in the e-SAKSHI portal that have been implemented  to  ensure  the  smooth  functioning  of  the  MPLADS  scheme  to  facilitate efficient management:
- i. Trust, Society, cooperative society, bar association, Gram Panchayat, ULB, etc. as selected  by  the  Implementing  District  Authority  are  eligible  to  directly  execute  the recommended and sanctioned work of MPLADS and is referred to as Sub-Agency.
- ii. The Implementing District can change the work status even after sanction of the work, or even after some spending is done, if it is not possible to carry out for some valid reason. The pull back of the work can be done and rejection, alteration of IA/ paper work etc may be carried out by the IDA under due recording. In case of rejection of the work after sanction the fund will flow back to the hon'ble MP account/dashboard after due approval of CNA. If the MP concerned has demitted his office by then, The fund thus returned will go to his successor MP or will be distributed equally following the process as mentioned in Para 10.5 of the MPLADS guideline,2023.
- iii. An elected Member of Parliament can also recommend works anywhere in the country outside the usual region in which he/ she can recommend work as mentioned in para 3.1  of  MPLADS  Guidelines  2023  and  there  shall  be  ceiling  of  Rs  50.00  lakh  in  a financial year per Member of Parliament for all such recommendations, except in case of calamity. (Para 3.1.2.1 of MPLADS Guidelines 2023)
- iv. The  MPLADS  funds  can  be  used  for  repair  and  renovation  of  immovable  assets subject to the condition that a Member of Parliament can recommend funds only upto 10% of total authorization in a financial year for all such repairs and renovations put together, provided that renovation of the asset can be taken up only after a reasonable gap  of  time  since  its  original  construction  or  last  repair.(Para  5.1.9  of  MPLADS Guidelines 2023)
- v. A Member of Parliament can recommend funds only upto 10% of total authorization in a  financial  year  to  all  Societies/  Trusts,  Cooperative  societies,  Bar  Associations individually  or  put  together,  provided  that  such  Member  of  Parliament  cannot recommend work of more than Rs. one crore for any particular entity during his/her entire term. The limit of Rs. one crore will start again on start of a fresh term of the individual concerned as Member of Parliament after their re-election/ nomination. Para 6.2.6.2 of MPLADS Guidelines 2023)
- vi. A Member of Parliament may recommend MPLADS funds to Bar Association Library for purchase of books upto 0.1% of total authorization per annum for Lower and District Courts  (courts  at  Tehsil/  Sub-division/  District  level).  (Para  6.4.2  of  MPLADS Guidelines 2023)
- vii. In case of sudden death or resignation of a Member of Parliament, notwithstanding the  allocation  formula  in  para  10.4.3  above,  the  works  which  may  have  been  duly sanctioned by the Implementing District Authority as per the original eligibility of that Member of Parliament shall be completed. The entitlement for that financial year shall be restricted to the uncommitted residual balance left by his/her predecessor MP'. (para 10.4.7 of the MPLADS Guidelines 2023)

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