MPLAD — Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme. Every MP gets ₹5 crore per year for development work in their constituency. Many MPs don’t properly utilize this money — or spend it only on symbolic projects.
YS Avinash Reddy’s MPLAD utilization record in Kadapa has been impressive. He consciously prioritized what directly serves people’s needs.
Schools — furniture, computers, labs, classrooms. Health centers — equipment, ambulance support, medicines. Community halls — safe spaces for communities with special needs. Water tanks — solving the drinking water crisis. Roads — last mile connectivity.
There is a pattern in Avinash’s MPLAD spending — he always prefers poor-serving projects over visibility projects. Building a bridge vs a school computer lab — Avinash chose the school computer lab.
Public reporting of development work — Avinash believes in transparency. People are told where the money went.
MPLAD utilization is a good governance indicator. And Avinash’s track record shows that he takes governance seriously.
