Lok Sabha Question No. 1763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Monitoring of MPLAD Scheme
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1763 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## MONITORING OF MPLAD SCHEME

## 1763.   SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme is monitored by his Ministry;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the State-wise details of the incomplete projects under the MPLAD scheme;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to take steps to complete these projects while ascertaining the reasons for their non-completion on time; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof, project-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  MINISTRY  OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION,  MINISTER  OF STATE  FOR  MINISTRY  OF  EXTERNAL  AFFAIRS  AND  MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS [GENERAL (Dr.) V.K. SINGH (Retd.)]

- (a):
- Yes, Sir.
- (b): Monitoring mechanisms, wherein the roles of the Central Government, State Governments, District Authorities and Implementing  Agencies  are  laid  down,  have  been  duly  prescribed  in the  Guidelines  on  Members  of  Parliament  Local  Area  Development

Scheme (MPLADS). The Guidelines are available in the public domain, including on the official website of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (www.mospi.nic.in). Regarding monitoring from the level of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme  Implementation,  it  may  be  mentioned  that  the  Ministry regularly reviews the implementation of the MPLADS through nationallevel  review  meetings  with  State  Government  /  District  officers  and visits  to  States  /  Districts.  The  Ministry  also  undertakes  third  party physical monitoring of the MPLADS works in selected districts through independent agencies from time to time. In addition, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C & AG) of India periodically conducts Performance Audit of the MPLADS. Wherever  /  whenever  violations  of  Guidelines  or  irregularities in implementation of the MPLAD Scheme come to notice in the Ministry, the  concerned  State  Government  /  District  Authority  is  requested  to take appropriate action, including penal and departmental action and recovery of MPLADS funds with interest. (c), (d) and (e): MPLADS works at the field level are implemented by the District Authorities. The Guidelines on MPLADS prescribe that the time-limit for completion of the works should generally not exceed one year (it is not feasible to prescribe  precise  time-frames  for  all  the  different  types  of  works implemented under the scheme). The  Ministry  continuously  emphasizes  on  the  qualitative,  rule-bound and time-bound implementation of the works under the scheme. The specific data on work-wise implementation, including in respect of on-going / incomplete works, is maintained at the District level. *****