Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Funds (MLA-LAD) are
constituency development funds provided by
India's states to their MLAs (
Members of the Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ...
). Each MLA can use their Fund for small development projects in their constituency.
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States
The MLA-LAD scheme was launched in
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
in the fiscal year 2001–02.
In
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
, the MLA-LAD funds are Rs 3 crore per year since 2020.
References
Government of India
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