The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation Shri Srikant Kumar Jena has said that complaints regarding non-implementation of MPLADS works by the district authorities have been received in the Ministry from time to time.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today he said, in a federal set up, State Government Authorities take disciplinary action against District Collectors of the State Government. The information on the number of District Collectors against whom action for dereliction of duty in implementation of MPLADS works is available only at the State Level, since the disciplinary authority is the State Government.
He said, the MPLADS guidelines stipulate that completion of the work should generally not exceed one year. However, some district authorities have not adhered to the time frame, for implementation of MPLADS works, as stipulated in the guidelines. Apart from a regular review of the physical & financial performance of the MPLAD Scheme held at the State/UT Government and the district levels, the Ministry conducts two review meetings every year with the nodal Secretaries of the State/UT Governments. As on 30.6.2011, cumulative percentage of utilization of funds is 90.69%
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