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Himachal Pradesh — how the MLA fund works

How the MLA constituency fund works in Himachal Pradesh — 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.

Official orders · 68 MLAsSource: State Government ordersData updated · MLA fund rules (stored extraction) · by furquan
हर विधायक को
Fund per MLA, per year
₹1.1 crore
Latest official figure found: 2026-27 · Stated in the 2026-27 budget speech as a reduction from Rs 2.20 crore (2024-25 level) to Rs 1.10 crore per constituency; no separate Planning Department order for this figure was found, and no official figure for 2025-26 was found.
विधायक
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (general election 2022)
68
MLAs · elected 2022
कुल, सालाना
Across all MLAs, a year
₹74.8 crore
Calculated: ₹1.1 crore × 68 MLAs
स्रोत
Official documents used
7
Run by: Planning Department (Regional and District Planning Division), Government of Himachal Pradesh
What this page does not show

How each MLA actually spent the fund. No official, MLA-wise record of spending for the current Assembly is published for Himachal Pradesh 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

Vidhayak Kshetra Vikas Nidhi Yojana (VKVNY) / विधायक क्षेत्र विकास निधि योजना · Planning Department (Regional and District Planning Division), Government of Himachal Pradesh · the numbers in brackets point to the official documents below
  1. 1

    MLA recommends works

    The MLA sends recommendations for schemes or works from the permitted list for his or her constituency to the Deputy Commissioner of the district.[1, p.4]

  2. 2

    Sanction within 30 days

    Within 30 days of receiving a recommendation the District Planning Office must see that the sanction is issued, getting estimates prepared and technical approval obtained where needed.[1, p.4]

  3. 3

    Full sanction by the Deputy Commissioner

    The Deputy Commissioner holds full financial and administrative sanction powers; the whole cost of a work is sanctioned at once and no later liability is to be created.[1, p.5]

  4. 4

    Execution

    Works are normally executed by government agencies or gram and nagar panchayats; registered voluntary organisations with relevant experience may also be used under set conditions.[1, p.4]

  5. 5

    Release of funds

    The allotted money is released in the first week of each quarter.[1, p.5]

  6. 6

    Payment for mandal and group grants

    For items bought for registered mahila mandals, yuvak mandals or self-help groups, payment goes to the vendor by the Deputy Commissioner's or Block Development Officer's office, not to panchayats.[1, p.15]

  7. 7

    Completion and overruns

    Sanctioned works must be finished within one year of sanction; extra money for an ongoing work comes from the same constituency allotment on the MLA's recommendation.[1, p.5]

  8. 8

    Reporting

    Each Deputy Commissioner sends the Planning Department a quarterly statement of schemes, sanctioned amounts, spending and physical progress, compiled by the District Planning Office.[1, p.5]

  9. 9

    Unspent money

    Funds not used in the financial year are to be deposited in the treasury, but a later decision lets unspent sums be put to other suitable works after consulting the MLA.[1, p.6]

The yearly allotment over time समय के साथ

Per MLA, per year, as stated in official documents — oldest first

What it can pay for क्या हो सकता है

  • Classrooms in schools; school building repair and playgrounds[1]
  • Dispensaries and health sub-centres; health equipment[1]
  • Ambulances (basic/advanced life support) routed through the Health Department[1]
  • Link roads to unconnected villages; bridges, culverts and foot bridges[1]
  • Handpumps and drinking water schemes; local irrigation schemes[1]
  • Community buildings, bus stands, public toilets, gymnasiums[1]
  • Retaining walls, breast walls and nullah channelisation (relaxation extended through 31 March 2026)[1]
  • Items for registered mahila mandals, yuvak mandals and self-help groups (up to Rs 50,000 each)[1]

What it cannot pay for क्या नहीं हो सकता

  • Recurring revenue expenditure[1]
  • Construction of kutcha (unmetalled) paths[1]
  • Schemes that benefit private institutions[1]
  • Aid to any religious institution[1]
  • Schemes already funded under other annual programmes[1]
  • Compensation for land or property[1]

Oversight and disclosure निगरानी और पारदर्शिता

  • The District Planning Office keeps details of all sanctioned schemes and monitors implementation through the Deputy Commissioner, while MLAs review progress of their schemes.[1, p.5]
  • Deputy Commissioners send quarterly reports of sanctions, expenditure and physical progress to the Planning Department.[1, p.5]
  • Allotted funds must be used in the same financial year; the balance is to be deposited in the government treasury.[1, p.6]
  • Government decided that unspent sums may, after consulting the MLA, be used for other suitable works under the same scheme instead of being deposited.[1, p.8]
  • The Planning Department's decision on any dispute or interpretation of the guidelines is final.[1, p.6]
  • No official rule on public website disclosure or social audit of these works was found in the documents reviewed.[1]

In the documents’ own words दस्तावेज़ों के शब्दों में

Exact extracts from the official documents listed below
  • Scheme origin
    “Vidhayak Kshetra Vikas Nidhi Yojana launched in the year 1999-2000.”[1, p.7]
  • Allocation table (Rs lakh per constituency)
    “2023-24 210.00 2024-25 220.00”[1, p.7]
  • 2026-27 allotment
    “which now, keeping in view the current financial situation, has been reduced to one crore ten lakh rupees per assembly constituency.”[5]
  • 2023-24 allotment
    “release these funds in 2023-24 with an increase from Rs.2 crore to Rs.2 crore 10 lakh per Assembly Constituency.”[2, p.49]
  • Discretionary grant
    “The Discretionary Grants for the Hon’ble MLAs will be increased from Rs.12 lakh to Rs.13 lakh per Assembly Constituency.”[2, p.49]
  • MLA Priority Schemes limit
    “The current limit of ₹195 crore per constituency under the MLA Priority Schemes will be increased to ₹200 crore.”[4]
  • MLA Priority Schemes composition
    “Now the Honourable MLAs will give priority for three really new schemes of roads, bridges, drinking water supply schemes or minor irrigation/sewerage schemes.”[3, p.69]
  • No recurring expenditure
    “इस योजना के माध्यम से किसी प्रकार के भी आवर्ती राजस्व व्यय के लिए प्रावधान नहीं किए जाएंगें”[1, p.4]
  • Unspent funds to treasury
    “बकाया धनराशि को सरकारी कोष”[1, p.6]
  • Assembly seats
    “Single Phase (All 68 ACs)”[7]

Reported, but not confirmed in an official document अपुष्ट

Shown only so you know it exists — not treated as fact on this page
  • State government has not released MLAs' constituency development fund since October 2025; only two instalments of Rs 55 lakh each released. — reported by ANI / Asianet / Tribune reports, February 2026 (BJP memorandum to the Governor); no official document found.
  • Government plans to release remaining two instalments totalling Rs 1.10 crore by 31 March. — reported by news reports, early 2026; no official document found.
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