With reference to the funds Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), which of the following statement are correct? 1) MPLADS funds must be used to create durable assets like physical infrastructuer for health, educaction, etc. 2) A specified portion of each MP’s fund must benefit SC/ST populations. 3) MPLADS funds are sanctioned on yearly basis and the unused funds cannot be carried forward to the next year. 4) The district authority must inspect at least 10% of all works under implementation every year. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 4 only. The MPLADS is a Plan Scheme fully funded by Government of India. The annual MPLADS fund entitlement per MP constituency is Rs. 5 crores. MPs are to recommend every year, works costing at least 15 per cent of the MPLADS entitlement for the year for areas inhabited by Scheduled Caste population and 7.5 per cent for areas inhabited by S.T. population. In order to encourage trusts and societies for the betterment of tribal people, a ceiling of Rs. 75 lakh is stipulated for building assets by trusts and societies subject to conditions prescribed in the scheme guidelines. Lok Sabha Members can recommend works within their Constituencies and Elected Members of Rajya Sabha can recommend works within the State of Election (with select exceptions). Nominated Members of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha can recommend works anywhere in the country. All works to meet locally felt infrastructure and development needs, with an emphasis on the creation of durable assets in the constituency are permissible under MPLADS as prescribed in the scheme guidelines. Expenditure on specified items of non-durable nature is also permitted as listed in the guidelines.

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