As a part of Government’s continued efforts to contain spread of COVID 19, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has decided not to operate Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) for two years (2020-21 and 2021-22). These funds will be used to strengthen Government’s efforts in managing the challenges and adverse impact of COVID19 in the country.

Non-operation of MPLADS suspends scheme funding and redirects resources to support the COVID-19 response. Non-operation of MPLADS suspends the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme for a two-year period and directs reallocation of those scheme funds to strengthen government measures addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, converting allocated MPLADS resources into a centralized source for pandemic management and imposing a temporary moratorium on constituency-directed project spending.