TIMELY PAYMENT FOR WORKS UNDER MPLADS
LOK SABHA
The State Governments
are not authorized to impose treasury restrictions on payment
of bills related to works under Members of Parliament Local Area
Development Scheme (MPLADS).
The Government is
not aware that treasury restrictions are imposed by various State
Governments on MPLADS funds.
One case of non-payment
of bills in respect of works under MPLADS in Kerala was reported.
The DC, Kozhikode clarified that there was some confusion during
the transitional phase when the MPLADS accounts were closed in
the Government Treasury and transferred to the nationalized banks
as a result of which some cheques submitted to the Treasury could
not be honoured. The issue of non-payment of bills was sorted
out after funds had been transferred to the nationalization banks.
This information
was given by Shri S.B.Mookherjee, Minister of State for Statistics
and Programme Implementation in a written reply to a question
by Prof. A.K.Premajam in Lok Sabha today.
