T.N. to pool MLACDS funds to combat pandemic

08/04/2020

The government should have instead said that a majority of the funds should be spent on COVID-19-related expenses within our respective constituencies, he said.

The legislator recalled an incident last week, when his request to use his MLACDS funds for disinfectants and personal protective equipment for conservancy workers in his constituency was turned down by the district collector. "Instead of issuing an announcement making it mandatory to use the funds for COVID-19, this announcement by the CM shows how his plan is flawed and how this government is blindly following the PM without a clear plan,” the MLA said.

Every MLA is allotted ₹3 crore under MLACDS. According to the guidelines issued in June last year for the scheme, the funds are to be spent on tied and untied components. Funds to the tune of ₹1.5 crore in the tied components basket are to be spent on infrastructure, anganwadis, kitchens in schools and drinking water supply, among others.