MPLADS Subject : Government Schemes Context : Restore MPLADS funds to assist Covid and cyclone victims: AdhirRanjan Chowdhury to PM Modi Concept : The MPLAD scheme was formulated in 1993 to enable Members of Parliament (MPs) to recommend development works in their constituencies with emphasis on the creation of durable community assets based […]

Subject: Govt Schemes Context : At a meeting of the standing committee on MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds of the Rajya Sabha headed by Deputy Chairman , members of all parties unanimously asked the government to release funds for the projects sanctioned in 2018 and 2019, which were under way before the funds were […]

Subject: Polity Context: Opposition demand for restoration of MPLADS funds in parliamentary session. Concept: The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is an ongoing Central Sector Scheme which was launched in 1993-94.The Scheme enables the Members of Parliament to recommend works for creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs to […]