PM Modi Didn’t Use MPLAD Fund For Development Of Adopted Villages
Money spent on these villages came from corporates.
According to the information revealed under the Right To Information (RTI) Act, no MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) funds have been used for carrying out development work in the four villages adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.
The RTI was filed by activist Anuj Verma from Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh on June 30, seeking information about the date on which these villages were adopted by PM Modi and the amount spent on these villages from the MP fund.
District Rural Development Agency replied to the RTI application saying that no work was carried out using the MPLADS fund.
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PM Modi had adopted Jayapur village on November 7, 2014, Nagepur village on February 16, 2016, Kakrahia village on October 23, 2017, and the fourth village Dongri on April 6, 2018.
According to a Navbharat Times report, money spent in the development of these villages came from CSR funds of companies and other government schemes.
“Big industrialists have spent money in the development of adopted villages like running water only to impress Prime Minister Modi. After an examination, the faces of these industrialists will be revealed,” said Congress leader Ajay Rai.