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Legendary cricketer and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar
has disbursed Rs 15 lakh from his allocated Members of Parliament Local Area
Development (MPLAD) fund for a ‘Water Supply Project’ at the Police Training
Centre in Sangli district of Maharashtra.
The news was confirmed by Sanjay Barkund, who is the head of
Turchi Police Training Center.
“We had written to many celebrities to grant funds for this
Water Supply project. However we did not get a favourable response from them.
Mr. Tendulkar heard our plea and immediately recommended the project worth 15
Lakhs through his MPLAD Funds. We at the Turchi Police Training Centre are
extremely grateful to Mr. Tendulkar,” Barkund told PTI.
Under the scheme, each MP has the choice to suggest to the
District Collector for works to the tune of Rs. 5 Crores per annum to be taken
up in his/her constituency.
Under the MPLAD scheme, the Rajya Sabha MPs can recommend
works in one or more districts in the State from where he/she has been elected.
The nominated members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha may
select any one or more districts from any one state in the country for
implementation of their choice of work under the scheme.
The ministry has issued the guidelines on MPLADS Scheme
including implementation and monitoring of the scheme. The Department has
initiated all necessary steps to ensure that the scheme is successfully
implemented in the field.
