Bangalore: Karnataka’s first-time MP Radhakrishna Doddamani is but to spend a single rupee from the MPLAD (Parliamentary Native Space Improvement) scheme since he was elected in 2024, authorities knowledge reveals.
An evaluation by ThePrint reveals that amongst Karnataka’s 28 MPs, solely Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) MP Radhakrishna is but to allocate funds from the MPLAD fund or submit any proposals for improvement works. Underneath this scheme, MPs can advocate works price as much as Rs 500 crore yearly to the district collector of their constituency.
Mr Radhakrishna is the son of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharji, who re-elected him as a candidate from Kalaburagi within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. His brother-in-law Priyank Kharge is a minister in Karnataka.
He mentioned the delay in funding was because of ready for funding and a transparent plan to make sure most influence. He added that whereas there are requests from varied quarters relating to the allocation of funds, precedence will likely be given to authorities colleges in Kalaburagi district, which is 637 km from Bengaluru.
The councilor mentioned the commissioning of a complete examine to determine colleges most in want of funding was additionally in charge for the delay.
“I’ve requested the CEO to survey all colleges within the district and put together a listing. If required, it needs to be delivered to the beneficiaries,” Radhakrishna instructed ThePrint.
Some colleges didn’t have bathrooms, and there have been different points that wanted enchancment, corresponding to getting older buildings, he mentioned. “Every constituency… will allocate Rs 1 billion and the remaining Rs 2 billion as per their wants.”
Compared, Radhakrishna’s predecessor Umesh Jadhav of the Bharatiya Janata Get together allotted Rs 11.3 billion out of Rs 14.22 billion over 5 years and beneficial 215 movies, of which 53 have been accomplished.
Based on authorities knowledge, a complete of Rs 8,748.68 crore has been allotted as a part of MPLAD funds. Of this, Rs 2,777.35 crore was spent on 1,02,733 works. Up to now, 19,719 of those have been accomplished.
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“Demand is excessive, however funding is low.”
Based on particulars accessed by ThePrint, Karnataka legislators have disbursed between Rs 3.7 million and Rs 4.64 billion from the MPLAD fund within the final two years.
Congress MP Rajashekhar Hitnalu spent Rs 4.64 billion in Koppal, Kalyana-Karnataka, whereas Sagar Khandre, one other first-time MP from Bidar, spent Rs 66.54 billion.
Tejasvi Surya, a two-time MP from southern Bengaluru, has to this point spent Rs 1.31 billion on 106 works, of which six have been accomplished.
Equally, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi spent Rs 1.16 billion on 112 works, of which 11 have been accomplished. Union Minister Shobha Karandraje from Bengaluru North has spent Rs 1.91 billion on 67 works, of which 5 have been accomplished.
In distinction, Radhakrishna has not but endorsed any work or accepted funding.
After struggling his first defeat within the 2019 elections, Kharge misplaced his hometown Kalaburagi constituency to Umesh Jadhav of the Bharatiya Janata Get together. A yr later, Kharji was elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed. Two years later, in October 2022, he grew to become the nationwide chief of the Nationwide Congress Get together.
In 2024, Mr. Kharge nominated his son-in-law to exchange Mr. Kalaburagi, who has gained 9 parliamentary elections and two parliamentary elections since 2009.
Within the 2024 basic elections, the Congress succeeded in successful 9 out of 28 seats, whereas the Bharatiya Janata Get together-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition gained 16 seats. Mr. Radhakrishna succeeded in regaining energy from Kalaburagi. However since then, he has maintained a quiet profile.
CT Ravi, a BJP MLC and former social gathering nationwide basic secretary, mentioned Radhakrishna had “zero outcomes” in Kalaburagi.
“Regardless of being an MP for the previous one-and-a-half years, Radhakrishna has not spent a single rupee from the MPLADS fund. Not a single challenge has been undertaken. And regardless that nothing has even began, the query of completion by no means arises…” Ravi mentioned in a submit on X.
Kalaburagi MP Shri Radhakrishna additionally occurs to be his son-in-law. @INCIndia president @kagehas achieved an epic ‘Zero Achievement’ within the improvement of Kalaburagi.
Regardless of being an MP for the previous one and a half years, Radhakrishna has not spent a single rupee… https://t.co/84BydwECA9
— Ravi CT 🇮🇳 Ravi CT (@CTRAvi_BTC) January 14, 2026
He added that beneath the Kharge household, energy was extra vital than improvement and Kalyana-Karnataka remained one of the backward areas within the nation.
Kumar Naik, a former IAS officer turned MP, mentioned there was a excessive demand for improvement works throughout the constituency however there weren’t sufficient sources. “There are lots of calls for corresponding to faculty auditoriums and Samudaya Bhawan (group centre) for which the state authorities can not finances,” Naik mentioned.
He added that the requests usually are not particular to any sector and in some instances overlap, making it tough to get approval.
Based on the information, Mr. Naik has spent over Rs 87.02 crore since taking workplace. He mentioned it will be simpler to allocate funds from the MPLAD scheme as sources are restricted.
“In lots of instances, the quantity is just too small to fulfill all requests, so distributing it rationally turns into a frightening process,” he added.
(Edited by Sague Kitty)
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