Goa — how the MLA fund works
How the MLA constituency fund works in Goa — the yearly allotment per MLA, how works are approved and paid for, and what the rules allow — taken from official orders and shown with their sources. It does not show how each MLA spent it.
How each MLA actually spent the fund. No official, MLA-wise record of spending for the current Assembly is published for Goa in a form we can verify, so we do not show it, rank MLAs or estimate it. This page explains the scheme’s published rules and allotment only. The amount is the latest one we found in an official document and may have changed since — the date is shown above and each source is linked below.
How the fund works कैसे चलती है योजना
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MLA proposal
Each MLA submits a signed proposal on letterhead, in the prescribed Annexure-I format, to the Vice Chairman of the sanctioning committee at the office of the PWD Minister.[1, p.1193]
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In-principle approval
The PWD Minister gives in-principle approval, and the proposal is processed only if it benefits the general public rather than a single beneficiary and the MLA's ceiling is not exhausted.[1, p.1193]
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Estimate and technical sanction
The Executive Engineer of the concerned PWD Works Division prepares the detailed estimate and gets technical sanction within 10 days, then sends it to the Minister's office within 15 days.[1, p.1193]
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Committee sanction
The estimate goes to the State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee, chaired by the Chief Minister, which gives administrative approval and expenditure sanction within the annual ceiling.[1, p.1194]
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Tendering
The Executive Engineer invites tenders within 8 days of committee approval; all works go through e-tendering, and bids above 5% over estimate need Goa State Works Board approval and then committee sanction.[1, p.1194]
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Execution and funding
PWD executes the works, funded under Demand No. 21 (Public Works) of the budget; works must be completable within 365 days and are quality-checked under the CPWD manual.[1, p.1195]
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Progress reporting
The committee's Member Secretary places a constituency-wise progress report of sanctioned works at every committee meeting until works are fully completed.[1, p.1195]
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MGNREGA convergence
Each MLA whose constituency is not wholly urban must also propose a MGNREGA convergence component each year to become eligible to take up works under the scheme.[1, p.1195]
What it can pay for क्या हो सकता है
- Drinking water and sewerage works not taken under revenue or capital heads, including tap connections for low-income households[1]
- Gutters, retaining and protection walls, footpaths, paving and asphalting of parking or open areas[1]
- Crematoriums, burial grounds and cemeteries[1]
- Playgrounds, community halls, public libraries, public toilets, garbage and parking sheds not belonging to Government departments[1]
- Illumination and PA systems of public gardens and parks not owned by Government[1]
- Sound systems, gym equipment, AI/3-D printer labs and furniture for Government and non-Government schools and colleges[1]
- Pandals, shamianas and portable toilets for community functions in the constituency[1]
- Works on private property, if an irrevocable owner NOC is supplied, capped at 25% of the annual ceiling[1]
What it cannot pay for क्या नहीं हो सकता
- Works on National Highways or works eligible under Centrally Sponsored Schemes[1]
- Tanker water supply, procurement of materials, and Government office buildings[1]
- Hiring of vehicles, labourers or other outsourcing[1]
- Inauguration expenses for assets created[1]
- Land acquisition costs and works without clear land availability and owner NOCs[1]
- Works already in another scheme or budget head, or part-works[1]
- Splitting of works[1]
Oversight and disclosure निगरानी और पारदर्शिता
- The committee meets at least once a month and its Member Secretary tables constituency-wise progress reports at every meeting.[1, p.1195]
- Works are subject to quality assurance checks under the CPWD manual and must be e-tendered.[1, p.1195]
- The allotted budget is non-lapsable, and committee approval includes expenditure sanction without separate Finance Department concurrence.[1, p.1194]
- The notification contains no public-disclosure, website-upload, social-audit or utilisation-certificate provisions; none were found in it.[1]
In the documents’ own words दस्तावेज़ों के शब्दों में
- Nodal agency
“The PWD will be the single Nodal Authority for implementation and execution of this scheme through its designated Works Divisions”[1, p.1193]
- Annual ceiling
“The annual ceiling limit to take up projects for each Assembly Constituency will be Rs. 2.5 crores.”[1, p.1195]
- Proposal
“Each MLA shall submit the proposal in the prescribed format on their letter head duly signed, for in principle approval of the Hon’ble Minister for P.W.D.”[1, p.1193]
- Unspent funds
“The budget allotted under this scheme shall be non lapsable.”[1, p.1194]
- Time limit
“Only those works that can be completed within a maximum of 365 days shall be permitted to be taken up under this scheme.”[1, p.1194]
- Tendering
“All the works will be through e-tendering mode only.”[1, p.1195]
- Oversight
“The SLSSC will meet at least once a month.”[1, p.1195]
- Prohibited
“Splitting of works are not permitted under this scheme and the entire work has to be taken up as one single work.”[1, p.1195]
- Prohibited
“Hiring of vehicles, labourers and any other outsourcing of works shall not be allowed under this scheme.”[1, p.1195]
- Annual list
“The Hon’ble MLAs will submit the list of works proposed in Annexure-I to PWD every year.”[1, p.1195]
Reported, but not confirmed in an official document अपुष्ट
- Reports that each constituency has used only about half of its Rs 7.50 crore (3 years x Rs 2.5 crore) entitlement, and that committee said no new proposals unless ceiling is available — reported by The Goan, 21 January 2025; no official document found.
- Reported separate constituency-works allocation of Rs 100 crore per constituency from 2025-26 — reported by Mentioned in the task brief (press reports); not located in any official document; no official document found.
- [1] Notification No. 12-13/PWD/PCE-EO/2022-23/194: MLA-Local Area Development Scheme (MLA-LAD), Goa, 15 December 2022 — Department of Public Works, Government of Goa (Official Gazette Series I No. 37)
- [2] Explanatory Memorandum on the Schemes included in the Budget of the Government of Goa for the year 2025-26 (Demand No. 21, item 57 MLA LAD Scheme), 21 July 2025 — Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation, Government of Goa
- [3] Members of Eighth Legislative Assembly 2022 — Goa Legislative Assembly