LUCKNOW: In a major boost to development works undertaken by the UP MLAs, their local area development fund was increased from the existing Rs 3 crore to Rs 5 crore per annum on Tuesday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made this announcement on the floor of the house during his speech on the state budget. The announcement was welcomed with the thumping of desks by MLAs of both ruling and opposition parties.
Both MPs and MLAs get local area development (LAD) Fund which is used by them to undertake development work in their constituencies. The raised amount for UP legislators is equal to what MPs get as their local area development fund. On an average, there are five MLAs in one Lok Sabha constituency represented by an MP.
