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Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Gujarat MPs, boards must expedite MPLAD works:
Gandhinagar: The district planning board and MPs need to be more proactive in implementing the member of parliament local area development (MPLAD) scheme, says Mahiti Adhikar Gujarat Pahel (MAGP), an organisation working to promote transparency and accountability. Earlier this month, MAGP released a report stating that only 4.2% of funds under the MPLAD scheme were used by 26 Lok Sabha MPs of Gujarat in the past year, and not a single work was completed in 14 of the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies. "We have written to each of the 26 MPs, asking them to recommend that the Union ministry of statistics and project implementation must create a mobile application, where each MP can track the status of the works recommended by them," said Pankti Jog of MAGP. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad She added that MAGP has also recommended to the MPs that the district planning board must provide a status report of MPLAD scheme projects every month at the district coordination committee meeting, in which MPs are members. Official data shows that each of the 26 MPs have made recommendations under the MPLAD scheme, but implementation has been lagging. Jog said that once a recommendation is made by the MP, the DPB sends it to the department concerned for technical sanction. After the technical sanction is received, it is referred back to the DPB for financial sanction, after which the DPB sends it to the concerned implementing agency. "According to prescribed guidelines, this process ought to be completed in a period of 45 days, but we have observed that this does not happen," Jog said.
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Gujarat MPs spent just 4.2% of local area development funds: Report
SLUG: IN OVER A YEAR Gandhinagar: Over a year since the 18th Lok Sabha was constituted, Members of Parliament (MPs) from Gujarat have utilised only 4.2% of their allocated local area development funds, raising serious questions about the pace of grassroots development work in the state. According to a report by Mahiti Adhikar Gujarat Pahel (MAGP)—an organisation working to promote transparency and accountability—no development work was completed in 14 out of 26 Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat since the new Lok Sabha came into existence in June 2024. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad Under the MPLAD (Members of Parliament Local Area Development) scheme, each MP is allotted Rs 5 crore annually to support public welfare and infrastructure projects in their constituency. For Gujarat's 26 MPs, this amounts to a collective allocation of Rs 254.8 crore. However, by July 5, only Rs 10.72 crore had been spent. The Bharuch constituency recorded the highest utilisation at Rs 1.73 crore, followed by Patan with Rs 1.56 crore, and Sabarkantha with Rs 1.08 crore. In sharp contrast, zero spending was reported in key constituencies such as Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Banaskantha, Chhota Udepur, Gandhinagar, and Navsari. The MAGP report, citing data from the official MPLAD scheme portal, highlights the stark underutilisation of funds that could otherwise be used for critical projects including public health, education, sanitation, irrigation, flood control, energy, agriculture, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Pointers: Implementation in a year - Navsari constituency has the highest number of recommendations (297 works), followed by Mehsana constituency (271 works) and Kheda constituency (265 works). - Out of a total of 3,823 recommended works, only 93 works have been completed - No work was completed in 14 of the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state Box: Lack of Transparency Pankti Jog of MAGP said that the MPLAD portal only provides details of the allocated budget, expenditure incurred, and the number of works. "Analysis of how much fund was used by which MP in which specific area or sector is not available on the portal," Jog said. She added that on the earlier portal, MPs themselves could see details like the number of works they recommended which started, how many received technical approval, and how many were rejected. These details are now not available on the portal, she added.
