Lok Sabha MP from West Tripura parliamentary constituency, Biplab Kumar Deb, has recorded one of the highest utilisation rates of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds. According to official data, Deb has spent over 93 per cent of the allocated amount within nearly two years of his tenure as a Lok Sabha member. This utilisation rate is significantly higher than the national average of spending on MPLADS.
During his tenure as a Rajya Sabha member, Deb had achieved 100 per cent utilisation of the MPLADS funds allocated during that period. As per an official statement, Deb has sanctioned 32 development projects worth Rs 10.44 crore under MPLADS during the financial years 2024-25 to 2026-27. Of these, work has commenced on 29 projects, while 15 have already been completed and the remaining 14 are under various stages of implementation.
Out of the total sanctioned amount of over Rs 10.43 crore for 32 projects, an expenditure of around Rs 9.71 crore has already been incurred, representing around 93.05 per cent of the total allocation. The MPLADS projects undertaken during both his Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha tenures include construction of additional classrooms in schools, community halls, bridges and culverts, cement concrete roads, gymnasiums, improvement of market infrastructure, and several other public welfare works.
The MPLADS is a Central Sector Scheme fully funded by the Government of India. The objective of the scheme is to enable MPs to recommend works of developmental nature with emphasis on the creation of durable community assets in the areas of drinking water, primary education, public health, sanitation and roads, etc primarily in their Constituencies. The annual MPLADS fund entitlement per Member of Parliament (MP) constituency is Rs 5 crore, released in two instalments of Rs 2.5 crore each, subject to the fulfilment of conditions as per the MPLADS Guidelines.
Deb’s active participation in parliamentary proceedings has also been highlighted, stating that he has frequently taken part in debates on the Union Budget and various issues concerning national interest. Before being elected to the Lok Sabha from West Tripura in the 2024 parliamentary elections, Deb had served as a Rajya Sabha member representing Tripura from September 2022 until he resigned in June 2024 after his election to the Lok Sabha.
