In debate on supplementary demands, LS members seek hike in local area development fund

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....n debate on supplementary demands, LS members seek hike in local area development fund<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 15-12-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Lok Sabha members on Monday demanded a hike i....

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....n local area development fund, saying the present Rs 5 crore was too less to carry out development activities in their constituencies. As the House was discussing supplementary demands for grants, at....

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.... least three members said the Rs 5 crore annual MP-LAD fund was too little to meet the development-related aspirations of the people. Chandra Sekhar and Sheikh Abdul Rashid, both Independent members,....

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.... and Neeraj Maurya of the Samajwadi Party demanded an increase in funds to up to Rs 15 crore per annum. Members of Parliament have been repeatedly demanding a hike in MP-LAD funds for years, saying t....

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....he amount is too meagre to carry out development activities in their respective constituencies. The local area development (LAD) fund is managed by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Impl....

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