Member of Parliament from Bathinda, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, has so far released a grant of Rs 1.32 crore for Bathinda district. The information was procured by a Bathinda resident under the Right to Information Act. It reveals that Harsimrat used the MPLAD (Member of Parliament Local Area Development) funds to distribute grants to 12 villages out of over 280 in Bathinda district.
The amount released for urban areas (Rs 82 lakh) is more than that for the rural areas. The funds were released between May 2009 and 2011.
The information reveals that the highest amount of Rs 20 lakh was issued to Goniana water-works in July last year. The MP released Rs 48.50 lakh for construction or repairs of dharamshalas (inns). The information reveals that Rs 37.80 lakh were issued for various developmental works in 2009-10, Rs 50.40 lakh in 2010-11 and Rs 44 lakh during the current fiscal.
Bathinda city got Rs 24 lakh, Goniana Mandi Rs 20.15 lakh, Talwandi Sabo Rs 15 lakh, Maur Mandi Rs nine lakh, Raman Mandi Rs 8.75 lakh and Sangat Mandi received Rs five lakh.
The villages falling under the Bhuchho Mandi assembly area got most of these funds while other villages remain bereft of the MPLAD fund.
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