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Chennai MPs scored 100/100 in fund usage

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April 14, 2024

Bus shelters continue to be preferred facility as they constitute 35 of 137 projects implemented at ₹50 crore cost

-  NIRUPAMA VISWANATHAN & MOHAN

Chennai MPs scored 100/100 in fund usage

ALL the three incumbent MPs of Chennai- Kalanidhi Veerasamy (Chennai North), Dayanidhi Maran (Chennai Central) and Thamizhachi Thangapandian (Chennai South) have recorded a near 100% utilisation of funds under the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). Bus shelters continue to be the domestic favourite, as they constitute 35 of the 137 projects implemented at a cost of 50 crore, between 2019 and 2024.

Construction of 'upgraded' bus shelters serves a dual purpose, as apart from gaining public favour, it also gives the MPs visibility as their names feature on the shelters.

Up north, Veerasamy has carried out 61 projects under MPLADS during the period, according to data obtained from Chennai corporation—the nodal agency that coordinates and monitors the implementation of MPLADS. Of these, 24 are construction of bus shelters.

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