Tribune News Service
CHANDIGARH, Sept 10 — The Central Government has decided that all works recommended by the Members of the 12th Lok Sabha and received by the District Collectors up to April 26 this year be sanctioned for execution , subject to fulfilling of other conditions under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Fund (MPLAD).
This was stated by Mr GMC Balayogi, Lok Sabha Speaker , in a letter to Mr Satya Pal Jain, a Member of the 12th Lok Sabha from Chandigarh.
In his letter, Mr Balayogi said that many MPs met him and drew his attention to the peculiar problem that arose as a result of the untimely dissolution of the 12th Lok Sabha in April this year due to which even though substantial project provisions existed, funds could not be released to the District Collectors in respect of the projects which were already recommended and were pending under the MPLAD.
The letter said the issue was reviewed by the Speaker, the Prime Minister and the Minister for Programme Implementation.
As a result , it was decided that all works recommended by the MPs of the 12th Lok Sabha and received by the district collectors up to April 26—the day when the Lok Sabha was dissolved—might be sanctioned up to 30 days from the date of clarification or up to the date of announcement of the election of the 13 Lok Sabha.
