MPs can approve plans worth Rs 5 crore in their constituencies
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Union Cabinet decides to restore MPLAD Scheme after Covid-induced suspension
Funds will be released at the rate of Rs 2 crore per MP for the remaining period of 2021-22 in one installment
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TT Bureau, PTI | New Delhi | 10.11.21 : The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved restoration and continuation of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), which was suspended in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the Cabinet presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the scheme has been restored for the remaining part of financial year 2021-22. The scheme will continue till 2025-26.
Funds will be released at the rate of Rs 2 crore per MP for the remaining period of 2021-22 in one installment, he said. From 2022-23 to 2025-26, funds will be released under the scheme at the rate of Rs 5 crore per annum to each of the MPs in two instalments of Rs 2.5 crore each, he added. In April last year, the government had suspended MPLADS during 2020-21 and 2021-22, and said that the funds would be used for managing health services and the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Under the scheme, MPs can recommend development programmes involving expenditure of Rs 5 crore every year in their constituencies.
(https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/union-cabinet-decides-to-restore-mplad-scheme-after-covid-induced-suspension/cid/1838261)
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