Magic number of constituency funds: Rs 4.99 lakh

Hyderabad | Saturday | 17th November, 2018

Summary:

And yet almost all the MLAs have contributed to the project from their constituency development funds, saying it’s a much-needed project and should be ready before summer sets in, the RTI replies show.For instance, in Parkal constituency 13 works worth Rs 54.2 lakh were sanctioned under constituency funds and seven of these showed an estimated cost of Rs 4.99 lakh each. HYDERABAD: Members of the Telangana legislative assembly and council must invite competitive tenders if they take up a project under the constituency development fund costing more than Rs 5 lakh. About laying of pipelines, instructions were issued from engineering wing not to grant any funds for borewells.” The engineer-in-chief had issued instructions last year not to break up the works. In several constituencies, they are misspent or unspent..