Multiple Choice Questions

With reference to the funds under Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme MPLADS which o...........

Indian Polity Indian Parliament

With reference to the funds under Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme(MPLADS), which of the following statements are correct?

MPLADS funds must be used to create durable assets like physical infrastructure for health, education etc.,
A specified portion of each MP’s fund must benefit SC/ST populations
MPLADS funds are sanctioned on yearly basis and the unused funds cannot be carried forward to the next year.
The district authority must inspect at least 10% of all works under implementation every year

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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UPSC CSP Previous Year Paper (2020)

1 and 2 only

3 and 4 only

1,2 and 3 only

1,2 and 4 only

Statement 1 is correct: The emphasis is on creating durable community assets based on locally felt needs.
Statement 2 is correct: 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.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The funds released under the Scheme are non-lapsable. Funds can be carried forward. Funds released to the District Authority by the Government of India are therefore non-lapsable. Funds left in the district can be carried forward for utilization in the subsequent years. Further, the funds not released by the Government of India in a year will be carried forward for making releases in the subsequent years
Statement 4 is correct: The District Authority would be responsible for overall coordination and supervision of the works under the scheme at the district level and inspect at least 10% of the works under implementation every year. The District Authority should involve the MPs in the inspections of projects to the extent feasible.

Hence option 4th is correct.