Bangalore: Karnataka’s first-time MP Radhakrishna Doddamani is but to spend a single rupee from the MPLAD (Parliamentary Native Space Growth) scheme since he was elected in 2024, authorities information exhibits.
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. Beneath this scheme, MPs can advocate works value 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 stated 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 concerning the allocation of funds, precedence will likely be given to authorities colleges in Kalaburagi district, which is 637 km from Bengaluru.
The councilor stated the commissioning of a complete examine to establish 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 an inventory. If required, it needs to be delivered to the beneficiaries,” Radhakrishna informed ThePrint.
Some colleges didn’t have bogs, and there have been different points that wanted enchancment, akin to growing old buildings, he stated. “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 Social gathering allotted Rs 11.3 billion out of Rs 14.22 billion over 5 years and advisable 215 movies, of which 53 have been accomplished.
In response to authorities information, 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. Thus far, 19,719 of those have been accomplished.
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“Demand is excessive, however funding is low.”
In response to 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 up to now 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 authorized funding.
After struggling his first defeat within the 2019 elections, Kharge misplaced his hometown Kalaburagi constituency to Umesh Jadhav of the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering. 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 Social gathering.
In 2024, Mr. Kharge nominated his son-in-law to interchange Mr. Kalaburagi, who has received 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 Social gathering-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition received 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, stated 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 mission has been undertaken. And though nothing has even began, the query of completion by no means arises…” Ravi stated in a put up 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 probably the most backward areas within the nation.
Kumar Naik, a former IAS officer turned MP, stated there was a excessive demand for improvement works throughout the constituency however there weren’t sufficient assets. “There are numerous calls for akin to faculty auditoriums and Samudaya Bhawan (group centre) for which the state authorities can not price range,” Naik stated.
He added that the requests usually are not particular to any sector and in some instances overlap, making it troublesome to get approval.
In response to the info, Mr. Naik has spent over Rs 87.02 crore since taking workplace. He stated it might be simpler to allocate funds from the MPLAD scheme as assets are restricted.
“In lots of instances, the quantity is simply too small to satisfy all requests, so distributing it rationally turns into a frightening activity,” he added.
(Edited by Sague Kitty)
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