Big ticket spending on civic infrastructure and surveillance were the key areas of focus for elected representatives in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, a Right to Information application shows.
A major chunk of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) and Constituency Development Fund (CDF) were targeted at these two sectors by the representatives of various parties in the Hyderabad and Secunderabad parliamentary constituencies and corresponding Assembly segments, an analysis of the data over 10 years shows.
For instance, based on a RTI response, in 2019-2020, G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister, and State president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who represents Secunderabad parliamentary constituency, was entitled to spend ₹20 crore as part of MPLADS. Out of this amount, a total of ₹7.21 crore was released. However, no funds were released in 2020-21, 2022-23, and 2023-24. As a result, Mr. Reddy spent only around 57%.
