3 September 2020
The Re-Appropriation of MP-LAD Funds – a Case of Bypassing Constitutional Procedure
In 1993, the then Prime Minister, P.V Narasimha Rao announced the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (“MPLADS”). The objective of the scheme was to enable Members of Parliament to recommend works of developmental nature in their constituencies with an emphasis on the creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs. Since 2011-12, the legislature has been...