Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)

In May 2021, the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) was halted for two years in order to increase money for COVID-19.

Constitutional Aspect of MPLADS

  • Article 282 held that both the Union and the State have the power to make grants for a purpose irrespective of whether the subject matter of the purpose falls in the Seventh Schedule provided that the purpose is "public purpose" within the meaning of the Constitution.

Arguments in favour of MPLADS

  • Step to provide right to employment: Local reservation protects the right to life/livelihood of people domiciled in the state and to ....
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