New Delhi: The Urban Development department of the Delhi government has till May 25 approved 88 proposals to be executed under the MLA Local Area Development (LAD) scheme in the national Capital, the Legislative Assembly was told.
The department received a total of 827 proposals or work estimates till May 25, and of these, 66 were rejected while 679 were under consideration, Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain said.
In a written response to a question asked by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Jarnail Singh, Jain told the House that work estimates not prepared as per existing MLA LAD guidelines were rejected.
The minister told the House that the works of the MLA LAD fund had been shifted to the UD department from the District Urban Development Agency (DUDA) since December 12, 2017.
In Delhi, an MLA gets Rs 4 crore in a year to execute various works in his or her constituency. The Urban Development department is mandated to implement the scheme.
Last month, the AAP-led Delhi government had issued guidelines to all executing agencies to prepare work estimates and proposals to be carried out under the MLA LAD Scheme in the national Capital.
The department had asked the agencies, including municipal bodies, Irrigation and Flood Control Department and the Public Works Department, to adhere to the guidelines to avoid delay in examination of proposals.
Modelled on the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme, under the MLA LAD scheme, each Delhi Assembly member can suggest works to be done in their constituencies up to Rs 4 crore in a year with each individual project not exceeding Rs 2 crore.
The Assembly, in April, passed a resolution directing the authorities to formulate "strict" guidelines for the execution of works under MLA LAD funds.
According to the guidelines, no executing agency should take more than 21 days for providing an estimate of work requested from an MLA and if there was any other proposal for the same work by other entities, the MLA concerned must be informed within seven days.