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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 37% of MPLAD funds lying unspent in India, UP biggest contributor -Shailvee Sharda

37% of MPLAD funds lying unspent in India, UP biggest contributor -Shailvee Sharda

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published Published on Aug 5, 2013   modified Modified on Aug 5, 2013
-The Times of India


LUCKNOW: No matter how much the MPs (member of parliament) assert on the need to increase the fund given to them for local area development, the reality is that they fail to spend what even they have. Chief minister of Himanchal Pradesh, veer Bhadra Singh is the only exception. In an assessment of Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme expenditure by ministry for statistics and programme implementation, it was found that 37% funds are yet to be spent. This translates into a hefty amount of Rs 4400 crores.

And with just a few months left for the Lok Sabha term to end, chances are that this money will not reach the needy. Of the total unspent amount, states in the north account for Rs 611 crores. And UP is the biggest contributor. There are 80 MPs from UP. And those who have failed to do a fair job include political stalwarts such as Rahul Gandhi and Rajnath Singh who have been able to spend about 50% of the funds.

Interestingly, Congress leaders are a front runner in this list which includes Salman Khurshid (60%), Shri Prakash Jaiswal (45%) Pradeep Aditya Jain (52%), Ratna Singh (45%), Raj Babbar (40%), Sanjay Singh (60%) and Anu Tandon (47%). Bhartiya Janta Party MPs are far behind. Besides, national president Rajnath Singh, the list includes Varun Gandhi (42%), Lalji Tandon (58%), Kalyan Singh (44%).

Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav also has an unspent balance of 50%. In a closer look at the performance of MPs in UP, Maneka Gandhi fared worst. Of the total Rs 11.67 crores allocated to her, she could spend only Rs 4.8 which means that about 65% unspent balance. She is followed by Kamlesh Paswan and Vijay Bahadur Singh on the second and third position. Those who spent the maximum include Ramkishun of chandauli seat, Seema Upadhaya of fatehpur sikri and braj bhushan sharan singh in the ascending order.


The Times of India, 5 August, 2013, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/37-of-MPLAD-funds-lying-unspent-in-India-UP-biggest-contributor/articleshow/21615291.cms


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