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Rajya Sabha Session On New MP Development Fund Guidelines On Wednesday
To familiarise members with the new guidelines of MPLAD (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) funds, Rajya Sabha will hold an orientation programme in Parliament on April 5.
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BJP MP Wants His Development Funds To Be Used For Bhajans In Temples
Ballia's BJP MP Virendra Singh Mast has directed officials to use his MPLADS fund for organising "bhajan-kirtans" at temples, an unorthodox use of a fund meant for development work at the constituency level.
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Rs 2 Crore Fund Announced To Preserve 800-Year-Old Tree In Telangana
TRS Rajya Sabha MP Joginapally Santhosh Kumar has announced Rs 2 crore from his MPLAD fund for the preservation of the 800-year-old giant banyan tree 'Pillalamarri' in Telangana's Mahbubnagar district.
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Centre Increases MP Development Funds' Ambit With New Areas, Sectors
The Central government has increased the ambit of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) with inclusion of provision for purchase of Stubble Clearing and Super Seeded Machines and purchase of testing, screening.
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Covid Suspension Ends, Centre Says MPs To Get Development Funds Again
The Union Cabinet today approved restoration and continuation of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), which was suspended in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Citing Yaas Impact Amid Covid, Congress Leader Seeks Release Of MP Funds
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Speaker Om Birla today, seeking the release of MPLADS funds at a time when the Covid situation in West Bengal and Odisha is likely to worsen due to the impact of Cyclone Yaas.
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Farooq Abdullah Offers Rs 1.4 Crore From His MP Fund For Covid Management
National Conference president and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Saturday recommended the release of Rs 1.4 crore from his MPLADS fund towards improving the COVID care facilities in certain hospitals of Kashmir.
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Apart From PM CARES What Other Options Are There With Centre to Combat Covid-19: Know Here
Covid-19 Pandemic: Last year India had received loans worth $2.5 billion from the World Bank in three instalments to fight the pandemic.
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Funds Under MPs' Local Area Development Scheme For 2019-20 Cleared: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said in the Rajya Sabha that fund under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) for 2019-20 have been cleared.
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"Not A Necessity Amid...": NCP's Supriya Sule On New Parliament Building
NCP MP Supriya Sule has said the Centre has suspended the MPLAD (Member of Parliament Local Area Development) fund scheme but is going ahead with the construction of a new Parliament building, which is not a necessity now in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Centre Within Its Rights To Suspend MPs Development Scheme: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said the Union government was within its powers to suspend the MPLAD scheme and divert such funds to combat COVID-19.
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Opposition Members In Lok Sabha Demand Restoration Of MP Funds
Opposition parties, including the Congress, in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday demanded restoration of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund, even as they supported the government's decision to cut salaries of MPs.
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"Scurrilous, Disgraceful": Shashi Tharoor vs Union Minister On MP Funds Row
A war of words has broken out on Twitter between Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over the disbursal of Rs 1 crore in MP-LADS funds towards either research into coronavirus test kits or their purchase.
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Don't Stop MP Funds, Ready To Give Full Salary: Trinamool Leader Tells PM
Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandopadhyay urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday not to suspend the MPLAD funds scheme as it would impact development works at the grassroots level and demanded a financial moratorium for West Bengal to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
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How Shashi Tharoor Spent His MP Funds Just Before Centre Scrapped It
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today took a swipe at the centre after it scrapped a personal fund for Members of Parliament that can be deployed for projects in their constituencies. The government's move to consolidate the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) for two years comes as it looks for ways to mobilise resources to carry on the fight aga...
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Rajya Sabha Session On New MP Development Fund Guidelines On Wednesday
To familiarise members with the new guidelines of MPLAD (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) funds, Rajya Sabha will hold an orientation programme in Parliament on April 5.
-
BJP MP Wants His Development Funds To Be Used For Bhajans In Temples
Ballia's BJP MP Virendra Singh Mast has directed officials to use his MPLADS fund for organising "bhajan-kirtans" at temples, an unorthodox use of a fund meant for development work at the constituency level.
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Rs 2 Crore Fund Announced To Preserve 800-Year-Old Tree In Telangana
TRS Rajya Sabha MP Joginapally Santhosh Kumar has announced Rs 2 crore from his MPLAD fund for the preservation of the 800-year-old giant banyan tree 'Pillalamarri' in Telangana's Mahbubnagar district.
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Centre Increases MP Development Funds' Ambit With New Areas, Sectors
The Central government has increased the ambit of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) with inclusion of provision for purchase of Stubble Clearing and Super Seeded Machines and purchase of testing, screening.
-
Covid Suspension Ends, Centre Says MPs To Get Development Funds Again
The Union Cabinet today approved restoration and continuation of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), which was suspended in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Citing Yaas Impact Amid Covid, Congress Leader Seeks Release Of MP Funds
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Speaker Om Birla today, seeking the release of MPLADS funds at a time when the Covid situation in West Bengal and Odisha is likely to worsen due to the impact of Cyclone Yaas.
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Farooq Abdullah Offers Rs 1.4 Crore From His MP Fund For Covid Management
National Conference president and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Saturday recommended the release of Rs 1.4 crore from his MPLADS fund towards improving the COVID care facilities in certain hospitals of Kashmir.
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Apart From PM CARES What Other Options Are There With Centre to Combat Covid-19: Know Here
Covid-19 Pandemic: Last year India had received loans worth $2.5 billion from the World Bank in three instalments to fight the pandemic.
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Funds Under MPs' Local Area Development Scheme For 2019-20 Cleared: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said in the Rajya Sabha that fund under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) for 2019-20 have been cleared.
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"Not A Necessity Amid...": NCP's Supriya Sule On New Parliament Building
NCP MP Supriya Sule has said the Centre has suspended the MPLAD (Member of Parliament Local Area Development) fund scheme but is going ahead with the construction of a new Parliament building, which is not a necessity now in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Centre Within Its Rights To Suspend MPs Development Scheme: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said the Union government was within its powers to suspend the MPLAD scheme and divert such funds to combat COVID-19.
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Opposition Members In Lok Sabha Demand Restoration Of MP Funds
Opposition parties, including the Congress, in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday demanded restoration of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund, even as they supported the government's decision to cut salaries of MPs.
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"Scurrilous, Disgraceful": Shashi Tharoor vs Union Minister On MP Funds Row
A war of words has broken out on Twitter between Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over the disbursal of Rs 1 crore in MP-LADS funds towards either research into coronavirus test kits or their purchase.
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Don't Stop MP Funds, Ready To Give Full Salary: Trinamool Leader Tells PM
Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandopadhyay urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday not to suspend the MPLAD funds scheme as it would impact development works at the grassroots level and demanded a financial moratorium for West Bengal to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
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How Shashi Tharoor Spent His MP Funds Just Before Centre Scrapped It
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today took a swipe at the centre after it scrapped a personal fund for Members of Parliament that can be deployed for projects in their constituencies. The government's move to consolidate the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) for two years comes as it looks for ways to mobilise resources to carry on the fight aga...
