Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Fund

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). Each MLA can use their Fund for small development projects in their constituency.[1]^:27[2]

States

The MLA-LAD scheme was launched in Karnataka in the fiscal year 2001–02.[3]

In Uttar Pradesh, the MLA-LAD funds are Rs 3 crore per year since 2020.[4]

References

1. "Constituency Development Funds: Scoping Paper | Publications". International Budget Partnership. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
2. "Across party lines: MLAs donate LAD funds for fight against Covid". The Indian Express. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
3. M, Akshatha. "How Bengaluru's 28 MLAs spent their local area development funds". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
4. "Local area development fund for UP MLAs hiked". Hindustan Times. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-05-05.