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Uttar Pradesh — how the MLA fund works

How the MLA constituency fund works in Uttar 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 · 403 MLAsSource: State Government ordersData updated · MLA fund rules (stored extraction) · by furquan
हर विधायक को
Fund per MLA, per year
₹5 crore
Latest official figure found: 2023-24 onwards (guidelines incorporating Government Order of 03 July 2023) · Rs 5.00 crore per constituency per year, stated to include GST. The guideline PDF shows no issue date and no later change was found in an official document. Released in two instalments of Rs 2.5 crore per the official FAQ.
विधायक
18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
403
MLAs · elected 2022
कुल, सालाना
Across all MLAs, a year
₹2,015 crore
Calculated: ₹5 crore × 403 MLAs
स्रोत
Official documents used
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Run by: Rural Development Department (ग्राम्य विकास विभाग), Government of Uttar 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 Uttar 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

विधान मण्डल क्षेत्र विकास निधि योजना (विधायक निधि योजना / Vidhayak Nidhi) · Rural Development Department (ग्राम्य विकास विभाग), Government of Uttar Pradesh · the numbers in brackets point to the official documents below
  1. 1

    MLA proposes works

    The MLA gives the Chief Development Officer (CDO) a list of development works for the constituency, up to Rs 5 crore a year including GST; the MLA can also log the recommendation on the MLALADS website.[2, p.5]

  2. 2

    CDO obtains consent and approves

    Before identifying and sanctioning works, the CDO must obtain the MLA's consent; technical and administrative approval is decided at district level, ideally within 45 days of the proposal.[2, p.7]

  3. 3

    Work starts

    After sanction, work should begin within three months at the latest.[2, p.7]

  4. 4

    Execution by agencies

    Works are done by government departments or state-recognised agencies, with panchayats and local bodies preferred; private contractors, NGOs and cooperative societies cannot be used, and agencies may not charge centage.[2, p.5]

  5. 5

    Funds released in two instalments

    The first instalment is 60 percent of the approved cost of a work, and the remaining 40 percent is released after part of the first instalment is spent and quality is satisfactory.[2, p.11]

  6. 6

    Monitoring and site board

    The CDO is nodal officer and must inspect a share of works; a notice board naming the MLA's scheme work is to be placed at each site.[2, p.13]

  7. 7

    Completion and utilisation certificate

    A utilisation certificate in the prescribed format is obtained, interest earned by agencies on scheme money is returned, and the asset is maintained by the local body or agency concerned.[2, p.11]

  8. 8

    Change of MLA

    Allotment belongs to the constituency; if the member changes or the seat falls vacant, works already identified are completed but no new work is started on the old member's proposals.[2, p.8]

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

  • School, hostel and library buildings; school repairs, smart-class equipment, solar power and furniture[2]
  • Drinking water tube wells and tanks[2]
  • Roads, link roads, culverts and bridges (repairs capped at 20 percent of funds)[2]
  • Community halls, panchayat bhawans, crematoria, public toilets, drains[2]
  • Ambulances and equipment for government hospitals; medical aid up to Rs 25 lakh per MLA[2]
  • Parks, tree plantation, open gyms, ponds, check dams[2]
  • Shelters for stray cattle (gau ashray sthal)[2]
  • Up to Rs 5 lakh a year for disaster-rehabilitation assets outside the constituency[3]

What it cannot pay for क्या नहीं हो सकता

  • Offices and residences of central or state government bodies[2]
  • Works of commercial organisations, private bodies or cooperatives[2]
  • Grants and loans[2]
  • Memorials or memorial buildings[2]
  • Purchase of goods or stores, and land acquisition or compensation[2]
  • Assets for individual benefit[2]
  • Places of religious worship[2]
  • Institutions where the MLA or a family member is an office-bearer[2]

Oversight and disclosure निगरानी और पारदर्शिता

  • Expenditure is audited by the Rural Development Department and works get a technical audit by the technical accounts cell.[2, p.10]
  • Every citizen has the right to information, and physical and financial progress of works is to be given to the public on payment of a fee.[2, p.10]
  • Quality checks run through technical committees at state and district level that report to the government and the District Magistrate or CDO.[2, p.10]
  • The CDO must inspect works, share progress reports with MLAs, and monitoring reports go to MLAs and the department every two months.[2, p.13]
  • Utilisation certificates in a set format must be obtained for the funds used.[2, p.11]
  • The Supreme Court required the state to bring the scheme in line with safeguards on conflict of interest, independent feasibility checks, audit and financial transparency.[1]
  • No guideline text found on lapse of unspent money or on mandatory website upload by the legislator; the MLALADS portal shows fund release and works publicly.[2]

In the documents’ own words दस्तावेज़ों के शब्दों में

Exact extracts from the official documents listed below
  • Annual amount
    “Rs.5 crores amount is sanction in MLALAD scheme for year 2023-24.”[3, p.1]
  • Release
    “released in two instalments of Rs.2.5 core each by UP government”[3, p.1]
  • Seats
    “The Legislative Assembly consists of Uttar Pradesh has 403 members.”[4]
  • Nodal department
    “इस योजना के लिएँ राज्य में ग्रेम्यिं विकास विभाग, नोडल विभाग के रूप में कार्य करेगा।”[2, p.7]
  • No advance to suppliers
    “किसी प्रकार का अग्रिम देना निषिद्ध हैं।”[2, p.6]
  • No revenue expenditure
    “इस योजना के अन्तर्गत प्रदान की गयी निधियों का उपयोग राजस्व व्यय के लिए नहीं किया जायेगा।”[2, p.5]
  • Second instalment
    “शेष 40 प्रतिशत धनराशि द्वितीय एवं. अन्तिम, किश्त. के रूप में अवमुक्त की. जायेगी”[2, p.11]
  • Public information
    “क्षेत्र के प्रत्येक नागरिक को: सूचना प्राप्त करने का अधिकार होगा”[2, p.10]
  • Prohibited: personal benefit
    “व्यक्तिगत लाभ के लिए परिसम्पत्ति, उन परिसम्पत्तियों को छोड़कर जो अनुमोदित योजनाओं के भाग है।”[2, p.24]
  • Supreme Court safeguard
    “the role of the elected representatives would be to recommend the work of a developmental nature in their constituencies within the budget allotted under the Scheme”[1]

Reported, but not confirmed in an official document अपुष्ट

Shown only so you know it exists — not treated as fact on this page
  • Per-MLA release described as Rs 2.50 crore (one instalment) with about Rs 995 crore for MLAs in a Rs 1,242.50 crore release. — reported by Indian Masterminds, undated in search snippet; no official document found.
  • Legislators complain GST of roughly Rs 90 lakh is deducted from the Rs 5 crore and seek exemption. — reported by Free Press Journal, undated; no official document found.
  • State to revise MLA fund guidelines after an assembly committee review (medical aid, GST, scope). — reported by Newstrack, 2026; no official document found.
  • Government asked MLAs to submit proposals up to Rs 5 crore within a week via the CM's office. — reported by Free Press Journal, March 2026; no official document found.
  • Rural Development Department doubled the limit for laptop/computer purchases. — reported by Free Press Journal, undated; no official document found.
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