After 13 years, the Government of India has been raising the annual allocation of the local area development scheme fund of the members from Rs. 2 crore to 5 crore per MP. Minister of Statistics and Program Implementation MS Gill believes that the benefits of the scheme should be met to the grassroots and the scheme should also contribute towards encouraging national integration and harmony. The MP Local Area Development Fund (MPLAD) expenditure is being made to be more comprehensive, simple and easy to implement, for the time being, to be speedily and efficient and beneficial across the country. The government has recently approved the expenditure on the MPLAD fund to help the physically challenged people, which have been widely appreciated.
The Objective:
In order to give more rights to the MPs, the MP has been given the approval that it is available in its state / UT or outside its state / Union Territory under any MPLAD, up to a maximum of Rs 10 lakh in a financial year. It can recommend legal work. This will not encourage national integration, harmony and mutual brotherhood between the people and national integration.It has been decided to complete the approved projects in a timely manner that if the implementing agency is a government agency, 75 percent of the estimated cost as an advance amount for an approved work will be issued by the district authority as the first installment. And as a second installment, the payment of 25 percent will be released after sufficient progress.
The Operations:
In case of MPLAD operations, if the implementing agency or the utilizing agency is private, 60% of the sanctioned funds will be released by the district authorities as first installment and the remaining 40% will be given as a second or third installment of three-fourth After completion of the work, 25 percent and after completion of the work, remaining 15 percent funds will be released.
Under current guidelines, ambulances, carcasses can be given to government hospitals only. Increasing the scope, it has been decided that now on the recommendation of MP, ambulances, body parts will be purchased in addition to being operated through private organizations.
The amount sanctioned for any project or work under MPLADS should not be less than one lakh rupees, although exceptions can be even lower in such cases, tube wells, solar power lamps, chowals and equipment, computers etc.
In a significant decision on January 21, 2009, the Supreme Court has given Parliament an amendment to the Local Area Development Scheme, under which each MP is given an amount of 2 crores for the development of his area, constitutional. This decision was given in reference to the petitions in which the question was raised on the constitutionality of this scheme. Five judges, Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Judge RV Rabindran, D.K. Jain, P. Sathasivam and J.M. Panchal, Constitution Bench of senior adviser K.K. Venugopal and PrashantBhushan, on behalf of the petitioners and after hearing from the Central Government on behalf of the Additional Solicitor General, made this decision.
In response to the petitioner’s adviser, the solicitor general said that this scheme does not interfere in the concept of Indian Unionism and Center-State Powers.
Additional Solicitor General
According to the Additional Solicitor General, as far as constitutionalism is concerned, Article 282 of the Constitution makes it clear that the Union or State will be able to provide any grant for any public purpose even if it is not the purpose of which the status quo , The Parliament or the Legislature of that State can make the law. The Center also indicated that MPs have been implemented in the direction of the local area development scheme to strengthen the Integrated Child Development Scheme, Target Public Distribution Scheme and National Rural Health Scheme, Article 282.
In a significant decision on January 21, 2009, the Supreme Court has given Parliament an amendment to the Local Area Development Scheme, under which each MP is given an amount of 2 crores for the development of his area, constitutional. This decision was given in reference to the petitions in which the question was raised on the constitutionality of this scheme. Five judges, Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Judge RV Rabindran, D.K. Jain, P. Sathasivam and J.M. Panchal, Constitution Bench of senior adviser K.K. Venugopal and PrashantBhushan, on behalf of the petitioners and after hearing from the Central Government on behalf of the Additional Solicitor General, made this decision.
In response to the petitioner’s adviser, the solicitor general said that this scheme does not interfere in the concept of Indian Unionism and Center-State Powers.
Reference Links:
http://www.mplads.gov.in/mplads/Default.aspx
Conclusion:
According to the Additional Solicitor General, as far as constitutionalism is concerned, Article 282 of the Constitution makes it clear that the Union or State will be able to provide any grant for any public purpose even if it is not the purpose of which the status quo, The Parliament or the Legislature of that State can make the law. The Center also indicated that MPs have been implemented in the direction of the local area development scheme to strengthen the Integrated Child Development Scheme, Target Public Distribution Scheme and National Rural Health Scheme, Article 282.
