Revive MPLAD scheme in its true spirit and release funds, Om Birla urged
The Hindu
The amounts are “only way” by which MPs can truly help constituents in the hour of grief and extreme need, says Cong. leader.
Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to restart the Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme and make MPLAD funds available to MPs. Mr. Chowdhury said it is critical to have access to MPLAD funds because of the second wave of COVID-19 and the devastation caused by the cyclonic storm Yaas that made its landfall in Odisha and impacted neighbouring Bengal. The MP from Bengal said the funds are the “only way” by which “the Members of Parliament can truly come to the aid of their constituents in their hour of grief and extreme need”.
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