Lok Sabha Question No. 2644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: MPLADS to Persons with disabilities
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shri Karti P Chidambaram, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## MPLADS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## 2644. SHRI KARTI P CHIDAMBARAM: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

(a) the details of funds released under financial assistance to be provided through  the  Members  of  Parliament  Local  Area  Development  Scheme (MPLADS) to Persons with disabilities during the last five years; and

(b) the details of utilization report of financial assistance to be provided through MPLADS to Persons with disabilities in last 5 years?

## 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): Under the MPLAD Scheme, Hon'ble MPs send their recommendations of development works directly to District Authorities and same are implemented by the District Authorities in accordance with the administrative,  financial  and  technical  rules  of  the  concerned  State/UT Governments and in accordance with the Guidelines on MPLADS.

The  details  of  funds  released  and  utilized  in  respect  of  Persons  with disabilities  during  last  five  years  under  MPLAD  Scheme  is  enclosed (Annexure-I).

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## Annexure-I

## {Annexure referred to in part (a) & (b) of Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2644 for answer on 07.08.2024}

Table 1: The details of funds released and utilized in respect of Persons with disabilities during last five years under MPLAD Scheme, except Tamil Nadu

## (in ₹ Lakhs)

|   S.No. | Financial Year   |   No. of works Recommended |   No. of works Sanctioned |   No. of works completed |   Fund Released |   Fund Utilized |
|---------|------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|       1 | 2019-20          |                       1714 |                      1698 |                     1667 |          860.94 |          830.97 |
|       2 | 2020-21          |                        567 |                       567 |                      565 |          179.97 |          176.72 |
|       3 | 2021-22          |                        499 |                       488 |                      482 |          292.1  |          288.14 |
|       4 | 2022-23          |                        575 |                       514 |                      491 |          835.38 |          791.74 |
|       5 | 2023-24          |                        327 |                       283 |                      197 |          602.41 |          541.28 |

## Table 2: The details in respect of Tamil Nadu State

## (in ₹ Lakhs)

|                | The details of funds released under financial assistance to be provided through the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) to Persons with disabilities during the last five years   | The details of funds released under financial assistance to be provided through the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) to Persons with disabilities during the last five years   | The details of utilization report of financial assistance to be provided through MPLADS to Persons with disabilities in last 5 years   | The details of utilization report of financial assistance to be provided through MPLADS to Persons with disabilities in last 5 years   |
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year | No. of Works                                                                                                                                                                                               | Amount                                                                                                                                                                                                     | No. of Works                                                                                                                           | Amount                                                                                                                                 |
| 2019-2024      | 220                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 375.90                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 209                                                                                                                                    | 29.21                                                                                                                                  |

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