RTI Application for MPLAD Funds

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The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Division is entrusted with the responsibility of implementation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). Under the scheme, each MP has the choice to suggest to the District Collector for, works to the tune of Rs.5 Crores per annum to be taken up in his/her constituency.

The Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament can recommend works in one or more districts in the State from where he/she has been elected.

The Nominated Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha may select any District in the Country for implementation of their choice of work under the scheme. The Department has issued the guidelines on Scheme Concept, implementation, and monitoring. The Department has initiated all necessary steps to ensure that the scheme is successfully implemented in the field. The new experimental site of MPLAD is here!

A normal tendency is to stagger the recommendations on the last year of the term. Also those District which has not released the Utilisation Certificate (UC) of the previous works, new works under MPLAD cannot be taken up. Thus many MPs complaint to State Government and to Central Government about non utilisation of previous works.

This sample will effectively help you in knowing the recommendations of MP for work, whether the work has been undertaken by the District, and what is the stage of the work.

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Format for the RTI Application

To,

Public Information Officer,
Office of the District Planning Officer,
District Collectorate,
[Name of the District],
[Full Address]

Subject: Information under Right to Information Act 2005

Dated: [Enter the Date of RTI Application]

Dear Sir,

Kindly furnish information with regard to MPLAD Works recommended by Hon'ble MP and executed by your District authority:

Name of Hon'ble MP: [ MP Name]
Name of Constituency: [Constituency Name]
Nodal District: [Nodal District under MPLAD]
Implementing District Name: [Name of District implementing works under MPLAD Scheme/fund]

Information sought under Right to Information Act:

Please supply me with certified copies of all letters of recommendation of works received from Mr. ….., Hon'ble MP, to undertake those works under MPLADS, during his current tenure as MP and allotted your District.
Also provide information of all the recommendations in the following format

Date of recommendation	Name of the work recommended by MP	Amount of the work recommended (In Rs.)
Enter the date 1
Enter the date 2
Enter the date 3
Enter the date 4

3. Kindly provide information relating to all works recommended by Mr …… Hon’ble Member of Parliament during his current tenure as MP and allotted to your District, in the following format, as this format is utilized by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in ‘Works Monitoring System’.

Work Identity Number	Work Name with Location	Priority Number of the (if available) proposal as Recommended by MP	Date of Receipt of Proposal from MP	Whether the work is Sanctioned	Work cost sanctioned (Rs.)	Executing Agency	Date of Completion
Work ID Number 1
Work ID Number 2
Work ID Number 3
Work ID Number 4

I am attaching the prescribed RTI Application Fee of Rs….. [Write the fee amount deposited], by way of ………. [Write the Mode of Payment Cash /Cheque/Postal Order/Challan] dated [date of deposition] or Adhesive Court Fee Stamp e.t.c.

Please inform me the amount of further charges, for supplying above information, at my postal address.

Yours faithfully,

[Name of applicant]
[Date of writing RTI Application]
[Full Postal Address]
[Pin Code …..]

District Planning Officer is the Nodal officer to monitor MPLAD funded works in every district, which is a State Public Authority. You can find out the correct designation of Nodal Officer by clicking “District Profile” and selecting the District in this link. You may therefore Use Application Format (if any) and Application Fee as per your State RTI Rules

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Guidelines for filing RTI Application

Under MPLADS, the role of the Members of Parliament is limited only upto recommendation of works. Thereafter, it is the responsibility of the District Authority to sanction, execute and complete the works recommended by Members of Parliament within the stipulated time period.
The exact figure (s) of expenditure is available only with the District Authorities.
Under the scheme, each MP has the choice to suggest to the District Collector for, works to the tune of Rs.5 Crores per annum to be taken up in his/her constituency.
The Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament can recommend works in one or more districts in the State from where he/she has been elected.
The Nominated Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha may select any Districts from any State in the Country for implementation of their choice of work under the scheme.
The details of the MPLAD Scheme is available online here. MPLAD.NIC.IN