Members of Parliament get Rs 6 crore a year to spend on the uplift of their constituencies. It is called the MP Local Area Development Scheme or MPLADS. It is assumed they know best what is needed to be done. But over the years, MPLADS has come to be questioned — both as a scheme and how the money is being used.
It has been felt that there is scope for introspection and Harivansh Narayan Singh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, has taken the initiative to review the working of MPLADS. He is chairman of the MPLADS Committee in. . .
