Presiding Officers of Parliament urged Members of Parliament to generously contribute from their MPLADS funds for relief and rehabilitation works in Kerala.
About:
MPLADS stands for ‘Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme’.
It is an ongoing Central Sector Scheme which was first launched in 1993-94.
Salient Features:
It was launched to enable MPs to recommend small developmental works of capital nature to meet local needs.
The kind of projects recommended includes assets building such as drinking water facilities, primary education, public health, sanitation, roads etc.
Fund allocation: Under this, an MP gets ₹5 crore a year to spend on local area development. Funds released under the scheme are non-lapsable.
The Scheme is administered by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which is responsible for policy formulation, release of funds and monitoring.
Jurisdiction:
Member of Lok Sabha can select works for implementation in his/her constituency while a Member of Rajya Sabha can select works in one or more districts of his/her choice in the State from which he/she has been elected.
However, after the 1999 super cyclone in Odisha, MP were allowed to spend the money outside their constituency and their State in case of Rajya Sabha MPs.
During Calamity of severe nature:
In the event of a ‘calamity of severe nature’ in any part of the country, an MP can recommend works up to a maximum of ₹1 crore for the affected district.
From the day an MP makes such contribution, concerned authorities have to identify relief works in one month and the same should be implemented within eight months.
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