MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

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  • 43.1. MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT LOCAL AREA DEVELOPMENT SCHEME (MPLADS)
    • To enable the Members of Parliament to recommend works for creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs to be taken up in their constituencies in the area of national priorities namely drinking water, education, public health, sanitation, roads etc.
    • • The MPLADS is central sector scheme and fully funded by Government of India. The annual MPLADS non-lapsable fund entitlement per MP constituency is Rs. 5 crore.
    • • The funds (non lapsable) are released in the form of grants in-aid directly to the district authorities on receipt of requisite documents
    • • Lok Sabha Members can recommend works within their Constituencies and Elected Members of Rajya Sabha can recommend works within the State of Election (with select exceptions).
    • • Nominated Members of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha can recommend works anywhere in the country.
    • • MPs are to recommend every year, works costing at least 15 per cent of the MPLADS entitlement for the year for areas inhabited by Scheduled Caste population and 7.5 per cent for areas inhabited by S.T. population.
    • • In case there is insufficient tribal population in the area of Lok Sabha Member, they may recommend this amount for the creation of community assets in tribal areas outside of their constituency but within their State of election.
    • • In case a State does not have S.T. inhabited areas, this amount may be utilized in S.C. inhabited areas and vice-versa.
    • • In the event of “Calamity of severe nature” in any part of the country, an MP can recommend works up to a maximum of Rs.1 crore for the affected district. Whether a calamity is of severe nature or not, will be decided by the Government of India.
    • • If an elected Member of Parliament finds the need to contribute MPLADS funds to a place outside that State/UT, or outside the constituency within the State, or both, the MP can recommend eligible works up to a maximum of Rs. 25 lakh.
  •  43.2. OTHER SCHEMES
  • Support for Statistical Strengthening (SSS) Scheme
    • • It is an ongoing Sub – scheme of the Ministry which aims to improve the statistical capacity and operations of State Statistical Systems for collecting, compiling and disseminating reliable official statistics.
    • • It enables States / UTs to undertake statistical activities of considerable importance for which state funding is not available and also strengthens statistical activities considered important by Centre.
    • • It is implemented through the State Directorates of Economics & Statistics.

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