MPLAD Works in Manipur Under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), Honourable Members of Parliament (MPs) send recommendations of works to their Nodal District Authority. Implementation of works in the field is undertaken by the District Authorities, in accordance with the State Governments technical, administrative and financial rules and in accordance with the Guidelines on MPLADS. Para 5.3 of the Guidelines on MPLADS stipulates that on completion of a work, the Implementing Agency shall quickly finalize the accounts for that work and shall furnish a work completion report and utilization certificate and return the un-utilized balance (savings) and interest amount within 30 days to the District Authority concerned. Para 6.4 of the Guidelines on MPLADS defines the role of District Authority which inter-alia stipulates that the District Authority shall review, every month and in any case at least once in every quarter, MPLADS works implementation with the Implementing Agencies. This information was given by Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
