Parliament Question: MPLADS Monitoring Centre

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2863 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2026 MPLADS MONITORING CENTRE 2863. SHRI PATEL UMESHBHAI BABUBHAI: Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state: (a) whether MPLADS facilitation and monitoring centre is to be set up in each nodal district as per Para 9.5 of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) Guidelines, 2023 and if so, the details thereof along with the number of such centres established in the country and the number of centres yet to be established; (b) whether the Government has issued directions to the concerned district administration and the State Nodal Authority on the proposal of the MP for establishing such a centre in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNH&DD) and if so, the details along with the current status thereof; (c) whether monthly review meetings are being held regularly in the presence of the MP as per Para 4.5.9 of the MPLADS Guidelines and if so, the details thereof and if not, the districts where the said provision is not being complied with and the action taken thereon; and (d) whether the Government proposes to establish digital MPLADS facilitation and monitoring centres in all districts to enhance monitoring and transparency in the implementation of MPLADS works across the country and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE [RAO INDERJIT SINGH] (a): As per para 9.5.1 of the MPLADS Guidelines 2023, a MPLADS Facilitation Centre shall be set up in the Nodal Districts to provide all information related to MPLADS at one place for the effective implementation and monitoring of the scheme. As per the information received from States/UTs (except from theState/UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra), 374 out of 448 Nodal Districts have established an MPLADS Facilitation and Monitoring Centre or designated an existing administrative arrangement to discharge the functions of the Centre, as envisaged under Para 9.5 of the MPLADS Guidelines, 2023. (b): The Ministry, vide its letter dated 13.07.2026, requested the State Nodal Authority of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNH&DD) to ensure compliance with the provisions contained in paragraphs 9.5 and 4.5.9 of the MPLADS Guidelines, 2023. As per the information available, an MPLADS Facilitation Centre has been established at the Collectorate, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, for Dadra and Nagar Haveli district. A Monitoring Officer has also been designated to monitor the implementation of all works under the MPLAD Scheme and to facilitate and coordinate matters pertaining to the Hon'ble Member of Parliament. However, no MPLADS Facilitation Centre has been established for Daman and Diu district. (c): As per the information received from the States/UTs, review meetings under the MPLAD Scheme are being conducted regularly by the District Authorities in the presence of the Hon'ble Members of Parliament/their representatives. The progress of MPLADS works is also reviewed alternatively through DISHA meetings and other periodic review meetings, wherever applicable. Although the monthly review meetings envisaged under Para 4.5.9 of the MPLADS Guidelines may not be held regularly in some districts due to administrative and scheduling constraints, the progress of MPLADS works continues to be monitored through these alternative review mechanisms. However, such review meetings are presently not being held in the districts of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The Ministry monitors the implementation of the Scheme through the MPLADS eSAKSHI portal and conducts monthly review meetings with the States/UTs to assess implementation issues, including compliance with the provisions of the MPLADS Guidelines. (d): In order to align the MPLADS Guidelines with the evolving development needs of the community and to incorporate the measures approved by the Union Cabinet for the continuation of the Scheme from FY 2026–27 to FY 2030–31, the Ministry is undertaking a revision of the extant MPLADS Guidelines. The revised Guidelines are proposed to incorporate feasible suggestions received from various stakeholders, including establishment of Digital Kiosk as MPLADS facilitation centre. *****