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With reference to the funds under Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), which of the following statements are correct ? 1. MPLADS funds must be used to create durable assets like physical infrastructure for health, education, etc. 2. A specified portion of each MP's fund must benefit SC/ST populations. 3. MPLADS funds are sanctioned on yearly basis and the unused funds cannot be carried forward to the next year. 4. The district authority must inspect at least 10% of all works under implementation every year. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 (1, 2 and 4 only). The explanation for each statement is as follows:
- Statement 1 is correct: The primary objective of MPLADS is to enable MPs to recommend works of developmental nature with emphasis on the creation of durable community assets (e.g., drinking water, education, public health, and roads) based on locally felt needs.
- Statement 2 is correct: Guidelines mandate that MPs must recommend works costing at least 15% of their annual entitlement for areas inhabited by Scheduled Caste populations and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe populations.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: MPLADS funds are non-lapsable. Unused funds from a particular year are carried forward to the subsequent years within the MP's tenure.
- Statement 4 is correct: To ensure accountability, the guidelines stipulate that the District Authority must inspect at least 10% of the works under implementation every year.
Since statements 1, 2, and 4 are accurate, Option 4 is the right choice.
PROVENANCE & STUDY PATTERN
Guest previewThis question tests 'Scheme Mechanics' rather than just 'Scheme Objectives'. While Statement 1 is basic, Statements 2, 3, and 4 require reading the 'Operational Guidelines' (the fine print). The pivot is Statement 3: knowing MPLADS is a 'non-lapsable' fund (a rare exception to the general Rule of Lapse) allows you to eliminate heavily.
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- Statement 1: Under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), are funds required to be used for creation of durable assets such as physical infrastructure for health, education and other community projects?
- Statement 2: Under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), is there a mandated portion or percentage of each MP's fund that must be spent for the benefit of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) populations?
- Statement 3: For the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), are funds sanctioned on a yearly basis and are unspent or unused funds prohibited from being carried forward to the next financial year?
- Statement 4: Under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), is the district authority required to inspect at least 10% of all works under implementation each year?
- Explicitly links MPLADS funds to purchase of hospital and COVIDâ19 related equipment for government health facilities.
- Shows MPLADS can be deployed for health-sector physical inputs, supporting use for durable health infrastructure or supplies.
- Refers to Local Area Development Fund being used by MPs to take up waterâharvesting schemes, a durable infrastructure project.
- Demonstrates MPs are requested to deploy constituency development funds for physical infrastructure works.
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