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Confused accountability

Since its launch in 1993, the MPLADS — a scheme that provides a Rs 2-crore fund to every MP to invest in development works in his constituency (or states for Rajya Sabha MPs) — has been dogged by controversy. Audit reports exposing corruption and inadequate utilisation make regular newspaper h  ....Read more

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MPLADSBy: Leigh Anne Gilbert | Tuesday , 22 Sep '09 23:42:25 PM Reply | Forward I agree, this is not the best way to track funds. We received MPLADS funding for a government school. But it was an enormous struggle to get it out of the government office and into the non-profit partner, there has to be a better way.
MPLADS dilutes locsal self governanceBy: richa | Tuesday , 23 Jun '09 21:57:59 PM Reply | Forward satvik i beg to differ. your argument that disbursal of sums takes place through the DC office and so the scheme is valid is a specious one.MPLADS contravenes the sepration of powers and checks and balances the two pillars of democratic governance and it also dilutes the fedral form of government.it is unnecessary centralization when the need is to strenghten and empower lacal self governance.although an MP's position is an awkward one he is elected from a constituency to espouse their loacal issues and problems at the highest level and often his/her fate hangs on how he has nursed the constituency and not always on national issues,so if he does have a sum to utilize for the development of the constituency is not wrong.but the real issue is that it is encroaching on the fundamnetal domain of the local bodies who should be the rightful owners of that sum of money and use it as per their judgement .it encourages participatory governace and accountability something unachievable through MP
A Clarification on MPLADBy: Saatvik | Saturday , 20 Jun '09 7:46:47 AM Reply | Forward Excuse me. I want to add a relevant dimension to this debate. MPLAD funds are not deposited in the name of the MP or held in his custody. He merely has the first call on the expenditure of these funds. A person or a body of people may go to him and ask him for the funds. If the MP is convinced he passes on their request with his approval to the concerned DC. It is from the DC secretariat that the funds are dispensed and it is the govt audit dept which keeps track of their bonafide expenditure. In view of this, could it still be said that there is a conflict of interest between the executive and legislative branches. I think the MPLAD could continue and the commentators should get their facts right by going on ground and not living in their ivory towers of policy formulation.
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