Haryana Chief Secy directs early completion of MPLADS projects

Haryana Chief Secretary DS Dhesi today directed deputy commissioners and additional deputy commissioners to ensure completion of projects being carried out under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) at the earliest.
Presiding over a meeting of the State Level Committee on MPLADS, he also directed the officials to ensure that information related to the scheme was uploaded on the websites in a timely manner.
Besides presiding over the meeting, the Chief Secretary also addressed the deputy commissioners and additional deputy commissioners of various districts through video-conferencing.
The meeting was informed that funds to the tune of Rs 138.85 crore had been released to members of Rajya Sabha and the 16th Lok Sabha under the scheme up to July 31.

Out of this, Rs 87.67 crore have so far been spent on various projects. As many as 1,520 works have been completed and 610 were currently in progress, it was told.
MPs present on the occasion gave their suggestions for effective implementation of the scheme.
Those present at the meeting included MPs Ram Kumar Kashyap and Dharambir Singh, besides senior state government officials.