Over Rs 9,400 cr released under MPLAD scheme this fiscal: Govt

Government released Rs 9,410.60 crore under the MPLAD scheme till November this fiscal, Parliament was informed today.
A total of Rs 9,373.54 crore is the expenditure incurred as of November 30 under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Funds Scheme (MPLADS), Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation V K Singh said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
The expenditure involved 3,09,610 works completed in 29 states and seven union territories, he added.
Another Rs 37.06 crore of expenditure was under nominated work category involving 987 cases of work completion.
"Implementation of the works at the field level and the MP-wise accounting is undertaken by the district authorities," the Minister said.

Further, the unreleased funds under MPLADS stood at Rs 331 crore pertaining to 133 installations/works to be done.

"The funds under the MPLADS are non-lapsable both at the end of the union government and the district authority. The unspent balances of a particular year are utilised in the subsequent year," Singh said.
In the case of the previous 15th Lok Sabha, the unspent balance, after implementing all valid recommendations of eligible works of the earlier MP, is transferred to the MPLADS accounts of the successor MP, he added.
"The unreleased funds, if any, pending with government, are first released for completion of the valid recommendations of eligible works of the former MP and thereafter released to the account of the successor MP," Singh said.