Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Fund
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Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Funds (MLA-LAD) are constituency development funds provided by India's states to their MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly). Each MLA can use their Fund for small development projects in their constituency.{{Cite web|title=Constituency Development Funds: Scoping Paper {{!}} Publications|url=https://www.internationalbudget.org/publications/constituency-development-funds-scoping-paper/|access-date=2021-05-04|website=International Budget Partnership|language=en-US}}:27{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title=Across party lines: MLAs donate LAD funds for fight against Covid|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/across-party-lines-mlas-donate-lad-funds-for-fight-against-covid-7301187/|access-date=2021-05-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}
States
The MLA-LAD scheme was launched in Karnataka in the fiscal year 2001–02.{{Cite news|last=M|first=Akshatha|title=How Bengaluru’s 28 MLAs spent their local area development funds|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/how-bengalurus-28-mlas-spent-their-local-area-development-funds/articleshow/63107236.cms|access-date=2021-05-05}}
In Uttar Pradesh, the MLA-LAD funds are Rs 3 crore per year since 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-28|title=Local area development fund for UP MLAs hiked|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/local-area-development-fund-for-up-mlas-hiked/story-s16RegkVpAbCNQAf95fiaO.html|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}