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MPLADS: Assam weakest, Bihar strongest among large states
The Indian government gives Members of Parliament money to build useful things in their areas, like roads, playgrounds and community halls.
This special fund is called MPLADS.
The government recently checked how the money was being used over the past four years.
It found that less than half of the money had actually been paid to the workers and companies doing the projects.
Some states, like Assam, finished very few of their projects.
Other states, like Bihar, almost finished everything they planned.
The place called Ladakh had no completed projects, and one tiny region had no approved projects at all.
The best performer was Nagaland, which spent and finished most of its work.
The government shared these numbers in Parliament so everyone can see how the money is being spent.
The numbers help people know which states need to work faster.
Only 48.9% of the ₹18,900 crore allocated under MPLADS across 36 states and union territories has been disbursed to vendors as of August 5.
Assam has the weakest completion record among large states at 14.7%, while Bihar leads with 78.9% of sanctioned works completed.
Nationally, 1,00,664 of 2,09,414 sanctioned works (48.1%) are complete, with 1,08,750 still under progress.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu sanctioned no works beyond recommendations, and Ladakh recorded zero completions.
Disbursement outpaces completion everywhere, leaving a ₹4,143.90 crore gap between ₹9,242.71 crore paid to vendors and ₹5,098.81 crore of completed assets.
- Who
- Union Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh disclosed the data in Parliament; it concerns Members of Parliament and district authorities across 36 states and union territories.
- What
- A parliamentary reply showed that less than half of MPLADS funds were disbursed, with Assam the weakest and Bihar the strongest performer among large states.
- Where
- India — across 36 states and union territories, including Assam, Bihar, Nagaland, Ladakh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Data current as of August 5, reported in a written reply to Parliament on Monday.
- Why
- The government was responding to a question seeking details of funds allocated, released and utilized under MPLADS, including unspent balances.
Key facts
- Total allocation
- ₹18,900 crore across 36 states and UTs over three financial years plus the current one
- Disbursed to vendors
- ₹9,242.71 crore (48.9%) as of August 5
- Works recommended by MPs
- 2,45,454 works worth ₹14,276.50 crore
- Works sanctioned
- 2,09,414 works worth ₹11,932.83 crore
- Works completed
- 1,00,664 (48.1% by number; 42.7% by value)
- Works in progress
- 1,08,750
- Best overall performer
- Nagaland — 89.8% disbursed and 82.1% completed
- Weakest large state
- Assam — 14.7% of sanctioned works completed











