U.P. receives over 84% of all out-of-State MPLADS funds, Pg7

Key Highlights:

• Analysis reveals 21 MPs used MPLADS funds outside their designated areas.
• Over ₹18 crore was spent on completed works based on these recommendations.
• 84% of these out-of-State funds went to districts in Uttar Pradesh.
• The analysis covered around 21,000 works completed between 2023 and 2026.
• Data was sourced from the Empowered Indian MPLADS dashboard and cross-verified with the mplads.gov.in website.

Detailed Insights:

• Elected Lok Sabha MPs generally recommend works within their constituency's district(s).
• Rajya Sabha MPs can recommend works within their elected State, while nominated MPs can recommend works anywhere.
• MPs can recommend up to ₹50 lakh outside their usual region per financial year and contribute up to ₹1 crore annually for natural disaster rehabilitation.
• Gulam Ali Khatana, a Rajya Sabha MP representing Jammu & Kashmir, spent nearly ₹12 crore (95% of his MPLADS) on LED lights in Uttar Pradesh.
• Uttar Pradesh receives a large share of MPLADS funds due to its high number of MPs, accounting for 26% of completed works between 2023 and 2026.
• Some MPs from states with lower per capita incomes directed funds to Uttar Pradesh, highlighting a mismatch in resource allocation.
• Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Lok Sabha MP from Uttarakhand, spent over half of her MPLADS funds on footpaths in Agra district, Uttar Pradesh.

Key Concepts Involved:

• MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme): A scheme that allows MPs to recommend developmental works in their constituencies.
• Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Indian Parliament, with members directly elected by the people.
• Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Indian Parliament, with members elected by state legislative assemblies or nominated by the President.